England forwards Lewis Ludlum and Kyle Sinckler will join Toulon at the end of this season and will be excluded from selection in the national team.
Prop Sinckler, who has 68 caps for England, will leave Bristol Bears and Northampton flanker Ludlam, who played 25 times for England, will sign a three-year contract with the Top 14 club, the BBC reports.
The pair, who played for England at last year’s Rugby World Cup but were not selected for Steve Borthwick’s Six Nations squad this year, will join France next season alongside Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi. become.
Fly-half Farrell leaves Saracens for Racing 92. Tuirangi will join Bayonne after England’s captain announced he would be stepping away from international rugby for mental health reasons.
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Other England players have already played in France, including winger Henry Arundel, center Joe Marchant and flanker Jack Willis.
