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Six Tigers in final England squad for World Cup

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Ollie Chessum, Dan Cole, George Martin, Freddie Steward, Jack van Poortvliet and Ben Youngs have been included in England's final World Cup squad, announced today. 

Chessum, Martin, Steward and van Poortvliet will journey to their first ever World Cup as part of a 33-man squad to go to France. 

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole, meanwhile, will both head to their fourth Rugby World Cup with a six-strong Leicester Tigers contingent in the England squad announced today by Head Coach Steve Borthwick.

England have three more warm-up matches to go, at home to Wales (August 12), away to Ireland (August 19) before a final home game against Fiji (August 26), before the tournament begins in France. Pool-stage fixtures begin with a clash against Argentina (September 09) before games against Japan (September 17), Chile (September 23) and Samoa (October 07).