Bristol’s Gabriel Oghre and Leicester’s Jamie Blamire will link up with England to solve a hooker shortage before Saturday’s Test against the United States.
Jamie George, co-captain for the summer tour, has been called up to the British and Irish Lions tour, while Theo Dan, who stepped into the starting line-up in place of George for the second Test win over Argentina, has sustained a knee injury.
With Northampton’s Curtis Langdon left as the only fit hooker, head coach Steve Borthwick has called on reinforcements for the third and final fixture of the tour.
Oghre appeared in England A’s win over an Australian second string in November, but is yet to win a cap.
Blamire, who moved to Leicester from Newcastle this summer, made the most recent of his seven England appearances in a World Cup warm-up match against Wales in August 2023.