England vs Combined Nations: Predicting both squads for the mid-season international

A friendly between England and the Combined Nations All Stars is set to take place on the 25th June at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones stadium. Similar to the Exiles concept, England will face an all-stars team, however in this fixture players from the Northern Hemisphere will also be eligible.

Shaun Wane has emphasised the importance of selecting ‘homegrown players,’ and so players such as Jackson Hastings are unlikely to feature. Only players included in Shaun Wane’s recent 35-man squad have been considered.

Tim Sheens has been named head coach of the Combined Nations team, and has an abundance of overseas talent to select from, particularly in the backs.  

England:
1. Zak Hardaker
2. Tom Johnstone
3. Oliver Gildart
4. Mark Percival
5. Tommy Makinson
6. Jonny Lomax
7. George Williams
8. Alex Walmsley
9. Josh Hodgson
10. Luke Thompson
11. Liam Farrell
12. John Bateman
13. Morgan Knowles
Substitutes
14. Daryl Clark
15. Elliot Whitehead
16. Ryan Sutton
17. Tom Burgess

Combined Nations:
1. Lachlan Coote
2. Ken Sio
3. Kevin Naiqama
4. Konrad Hurrell
5. Regan Grace
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Aidan Sezer
8. David Fifita
9. Matt Parcell
10. Agnatius Paasi
11. Joel Thompson
12. Manu Ma’u
13. Zane Tetevano
Substitutes
14. Elijah Taylor
15. Sione Mata’utia
16. Ligi Sao
17. Bevan French