Lawrence and Daly lose England central contracts as Borthwick looks to World Cup

Duo are notable omissions from England’s 25-man list Alex Coles and Asher Opoku-Fordjour both included Ollie Lawrence and Elliot Daly have both lost their central contracts with Steve Borthwick omitting the pair from his 25-man squad a year before England’s World Cup campaign begins. Neither Lawrence nor Daly - who was nursing an arm injury - featured in this summer’s three Nations Championship matches but both were prominent during the Six Nations and are the standout exclusions of Borthwi...

By Gerard Meagher