Sprangle plays at flanker for Plymouth Albion

Two South West rugby players have been selected as replacements for the opening fixture of the England Counties XV tour of Korea and Japan.

Plymouth Albion's Wayne Sprangle and Redruth's Owen Hambly are on the bench for the game against a Korea President's XV in Seoul on Friday.

A total of 13 players will make their England Counties debut for the encounter, including captain Matt Long.

Redruth's Peter Joyce is also on the tour but was not selected for the game.

England Counties XV: Chris Bishay (Middlesex); Nick Royle (Fylde & Lancashire), Jack Harrison (Tynedale & Northumberland), Patrick Leach (Manchester & Cheshire), Steve Parsons (Otley & Yorkshire); Mark Woodrow (Birmingham & Solihull & Gloucestershire), Tom Richardson (Stourbridge & Berkshire); Chris Rowlands (Clifton & Somerset), Joe Graham (Tynedale & Cumbria), Matthew Long (Birmingham & Solihull & Gloucestershire), Mike Howard (Bedford & Eastern Counties), Matthew Owen (Manchester & Cheshire), Eniola Gesinde (Tynedale & Northumberland), Chris Rainbow (Hertford & Hertfordshire), Sebastian Moss (Manchester & Lancashire).

Replacements: Owen Hambly (Redruth & Cornwall), Rob O'Donnell (Sale & Lancashire), Jason Smithson (Blaydon & Northumberland), Wayne Sprangle (Plymouth Albion & Somerset), Huw Thomas (Nuneaton & Warwickshire), Tom Eaton (Manchester & Cheshire), Kyle Dench (Otley & Yorkshire).

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