Alex Coles and Asher Opoku-Fordjour among England players given enhanced contracts by RFU for 2026/27 season
There are five new names on the enhanced contracts list; Ben Curry and Elliot Daly are among the players who no longer have an enhanced contract with England for the 2026/27 season
The forwards are included in the 25-player list for the 2026/27 season along with fellow debut recipients George Martin, Guy Pepper and Jack van Poortvliet.
Lock Coles has impressed for Northampton Saints and has been a mainstay in England's side for the last 12 months. picking up 22 Test caps across his career so far.
Opoku-Fordjour, meanwhile, has become a formidable prop at just 22 years of age with eight Test caps to his name.
Their inclusions mean Ben Curry, Elliot Daly, Ollie Lawrence, Tom Roebuck and Tom Willis no longer have enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts.
The contracts give England final say over the players' care and conditioning, and replace individual match fees with a fixed annual salary.
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