Sale Sharks players Courtney Lawes and Joe Marchant are absent from England’s autumn squad, according to Sale’s director of rugby, who explains that the selection decision is linked to club form.
Wigglesworth says Lawes and Marchant need to “go and play well” for Sale Sharks as they work toward future international consideration. The outlets report that their pathway to England selection depends on producing performances at club level rather than on immediate inclusion in the current group.
While the coverage is brief, both sources frame the absence as a matter of earning selection through upcoming matches and consistent impact for their domestic team. The emphasis is on performance and form, with no additional claims about injuries or alternative reasons for the non-selection beyond the need to succeed with Sale in the meantime.
