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England have unveiled their World Cup training kit ahead of the home tournament which begins in September this year.
Modelled by England regulars Joe Marler, James Haskell and captain Chris Robshaw, the Canterbury-made kit includes the training shirt and shorts plus the full tracksuit that will be seen at England Pennyhill Park training base throughout the World Cup.
The launch comes on the day that England head coach Stuart Lancaster named his 50-man World Cup training squad, which sees seven uncapped players given the chance to impress including cross-code convert Sam Burgess and Saracens’ 20-year-old lock Maro Itoje.
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England World Cup training squad Dave Attwood Position - Lock Age - 28 Caps - 20 Club - Bath Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Brad Barritt Position - Centre Age - 28 Caps - 22 Club - Saracens Tries - 2 Points - 10
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England World Cup training squad Kieran Brookes Position - Prop Age - 24 Caps - 10 Club - Newcastle (Will join Northampton in the summer) Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Mike Brown Position - Full-back Age - 29 Caps - 37 Club - Harlequins Tries - 6 Points - 30
England World Cup training squad Luther Burrell Position - Centre Age - 27 Caps - 12 Club - Northampton Tries - 3 Points - 15
England World Cup training squad Sam Burgess Position - Back-row/Centre Age - 26 Caps - 0 Club - Bath Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Danny Care Position - Scrum-half Age - 28 Caps - 50 Club - Harlequins Tries - 7 Drop-goals - 3 Points - 44
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England World Cup training squad Danny Cipriani Position - Fly-half Age - 27 Caps - 12 Club - Sale Tries - 2 Conversions - 8 Penalties - 11 Points - 59
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England World Cup training squad Calum Clark Position - Flanker Age - 25 Caps - 0 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Dan Cole Position - Prop Age - 28 Caps - 50 Club - Leicester Tries - 1 Points - 5
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England World Cup training squad Alex Corbisiero Position - Prop Age - 26 Caps - 19 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Luke Cowan-Dickie Position - Hooker Age - 21 Caps - 0 Club - Exeter Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Elliot Daly Position - Centre/Full-back Age - 22 Caps - 0 Club - Wasps Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Lee Dickson Position - Scrum-half Age - 30 Caps - 18 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Points - 0
England World Cup training squad Nick Easter Position - No 8 Age - 36 Caps - 51 Club - Harlequins Tries - 6 Points - 30
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England World Cup training squad Kyle Eastmond Position - Centre Age - 25 Caps - 6 Club - Bath Tries - 1 Points - 5
England World Cup training squad Owen Farrell Position - Fly-half Age - 23 Caps - 29 Club - Saracens Tries - 2 Conversions - 35 Penalties - 69 Drop-goals - 1 Points - 290
England World Cup training squad George Ford Position - Fly-half Age - 22 Caps - 11 Club - Bath Tries - 2 Conversions - 18 Penalties - 20 Drop-goals - 1 Points - 109
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England World Cup training squad Alex Goode Position - Full-back Age - 27 Caps - 17 Club - Saracens Tries - 0 Penalties - 1 Points - 3
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England World Cup training squad Dylan Hartley Position - Hooker Age - 29 Caps - 66 Club - Northampton Tries - 1 Points - 5
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England World Cup training squad James Haskell Position - Back-row Age - 30 Caps - 58 Club - Wasps Tries - 4 Points - 20
England World Cup training squad Maro Itoje Position - Lock/flanker Age - 20 Caps - 0 Club - Saracens Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Jonathan Joseph Position - Centre Age - 23 Caps - 11 Club - Bath Tries - 4 Points - 20
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England World Cup training squad George Kruis Position - Lock Age - 25 Caps - 7 Club - Saracens Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Matt Kvesic Position - Flanker Age - 23 Caps - 2 Club - Gloucester Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Courtney Lawes Position - Lock Age - 26 Caps - 38 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Joe Launchbury Position - Lock Age - 24 Caps - 22 Club - Wasps Tries - 2 Points - 10
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England World Cup training squad Joe Marler Position - Prop Age - 24 Caps - 31 Club - Harlequins Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Jonny May Position - Wing Age - 25 Caps - 13 Club - Gloucester Tries - 3 Points - 15
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England World Cup training squad Ben Morgan Position - No 8 Age - 26 Caps - 27 Club - Gloucester Tries - 5 Points - 25
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England World Cup training squad Matt Mullan Position - Prop Age - 28 Caps - 3 Club - Wasps Tries - 0 Points - 0
England World Cup training squad Stephen Myler Position - Fly-half Age - 30 Caps - 1 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Conversions - 1 Points - 2
England World Cup training squad Jack Nowell Position - Wing Age - 22 Caps - 9 Club - Exeter Tries - 4 Points - 20
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England World Cup training squad Geoff Parling Position - Lock Age - 31 Caps - 23 Club - Leicester (Will join Exeter in the summer) Tries - 1 Points - 5
England World Cup training squad Chris Robshaw Position - Flanker Age - 28 Caps - 37 Club - Harlequins Tries - 2 Points - 10
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England World Cup training squad Henry Slade Position - Centre Age - 22 Caps - 0 Club - Exeter Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Ed Slater Position - Lock Age - 26 Caps - 0 Club - Leicester Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad David Strettle Position - Wing Age - 31 Caps - 14 Club - Saracens Tries - 2 Points - 10
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England World Cup training squad Billy Twelvetrees Position - Centre Age - 26 Caps - 20 Club - Gloucester Tries - 3 Points - 15
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England World Cup training squad Mako Vunipola Position - Prop Age - 24 Caps - 20 Club - Saracens Tries - 1 Points - 5
England World Cup training squad Billy Vunipola Position - No 8 Age - 22 Caps - 17 Club - Saracens Tries - 3 Points - 15
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England World Cup training squad Anthony Watson Position - Wing Age - 21 Caps - 9 Club - Bath Tries - 2 Points - 10
England World Cup training squad Rob Webber Position - Hooker Age - 28 Caps - 12 Club - Bath Tries - 1 Points - 5
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England World Cup training squad Richard Wigglesworth Position - Scrum-half Age - 31 Caps - 21 Club - Saracens Tries - 1 Points - 5
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England World Cup training squad David Wilson Position - Prop Age - 30 Caps - 41 Club - Bath Tries - 1 Points - 5
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England World Cup training squad Tom Wood Position - Northampton Age - 28 Caps - 36 Club - Northampton Tries - 0 Points - 0
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England World Cup training squad Marland Yarde Position - Wing Age - 23 Caps - 5 Club - Harlequins Tries - 4 Points - 20
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England World Cup training squad Ben Youngs Position - Scrum-half Age - 25 Caps - 47 Club - Leicester Tries - 9 Points - 45
England World Cup training squad Tom Youngs Position - Hooker Age - 28 Caps - 22 Club - Leicester Tries - 0 Points - 0
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There will also be a specialist World Cup kit launches closer to the tournament, with World Rugby regulations stating that sponsorship cannot appear on the front of shirts during the World Cup, whereas England have had main sponsor O2 on their kit for a number of years.
Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler and James Haskell model the England World Cup training kit
The launch of the training kit also includes a number of individual words that the players themselves have picked out to describe what it means to represent their country.
Robshaw said: “The whole squad takes huge pride in playing for England and it is a massive honour to pull on the shirt and wear the rose. Representing the country is very special and means a great deal to all of us.”
The new range is available to pre-order now at www.Canterbury.com , www.englandrugbystore.com and in stores nationwide.
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