Midlands rugby teams have ten players named in Rugby World Cup squad

Ten players from Northampton Saints, Wasps and Leicester Tigers have been included in Stuart Lancaster's 31 man squad.

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Tom Wood has made the squad Credit: David Davies/PA Archive/PA Images

Midlands players selected for the World Cup squad, and those who missed out, have been tweeting their reaction to today's squad announcement:

Ten players from Northampton Saints, Wasps and Leicester Tigers have been included in Stuart Lancaster's 31 man squad.

Ten Midlands-based players make Rugby World Cup Squad

Ten players from Northampton Saints, Wasps and Leicester Tigers have been included in Stuart Lancaster's 31 man squad.