Marcus Smith, Furbank, Murley and Baxter are in England's 36 for Australia at Twickenham on Sunday 8 November, and five more Quins are in the A squad for Bath.

Four Harlequins players are in England’s squad for the November Tests at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Five more from the Stoop club have been picked for England A.

England head coach Steve Borthwick named his 36 players on Monday 2 November. The England Rugby announcement lists these Harlequins:

  • Fin Baxter, 24, one of 20 forwards
  • George Furbank, 30, back
  • Cadan Murley, 27, back
  • Marcus Smith, 27, back

The squad meets at Pennyhill Park in Surrey this week. England play Australia at Twickenham on Sunday 8 November, kick-off 3.10pm.

Four Tests and a finals weekend at Twickenham

Every November match is at Allianz Stadium. England Rugby gives these dates and kick-off times:

Date Match Kick-off
Sun 8 Nov England v Australia 3.10pm
Sat 14 Nov England v Japan 4.40pm
Sat 21 Nov England v New Zealand 2.10pm
Fri 27 Nov Finals weekend, two matches 4.45pm and 8.10pm
Sat 28 Nov Finals weekend, two matches 1.10pm and 4.45pm
Sun 29 Nov Finals weekend, two matches 1.10pm and 4.45pm

Who plays on the finals weekend depends on where each side finishes in the Nations Championship tables. All of England’s matches are live on ITV1.

“We’re looking forward to getting back to Allianz Stadium for four important Test matches against top-level opposition,” Borthwick said. He called the matches “our final opportunity to face southern hemisphere opposition before next year’s Rugby World Cup”.

Five more Quins in the A squad

England A head coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 30-player training squad to face an Argentina XV at The Rec in Bath on Friday 6 November, kick-off 7.45pm. The England Rugby release includes five Harlequins:

  • Will Hobson
  • Jack Kenningham
  • Sam Riley
  • Luke Northmore, who has 2 England caps
  • Lucas Friday, a recent England Under-20s graduate, new to the A set-up

The match is live on the England Rugby YouTube channel and Premier Sports. Tickets start at £22.95 for adults and £11.50 for under-16s, plus booking fees.

What it means for you

  • Match days close roads around the stadium. The council’s event parking page expects 82,000 for each England match, and the same, still to be confirmed, for each finals day. The one-day parking zone runs 11am to 11pm on every event day, whatever the kick-off. Our Twickenham match day page has the road closures, zone rules and permits.
  • Sunday is the first of six. If you live near the stadium and need to drive on 8 November, plan around the 11am start of the parking zone.
  • Travel. Check our trains to London page and roadworks and travel page before you set out on a match day.