England have named an unchanged beginning XV for his or her Spherical 2 Six Nations conflict vs Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, with prop Ellis Genge coming onto the bench. Head coach Steve Borthwick oversees an England aspect which reveals no modifications week-to-week - the primary time this has occurred for the reason that 2019 Rugby …
England have named an unchanged beginning XV for his or her Spherical 2 Six Nations conflict vs Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, with prop Ellis Genge coming onto the bench.
Head coach Steve Borthwick oversees an England aspect which reveals no modifications week-to-week – the primary time this has occurred for the reason that 2019 Rugby World Cup ultimate.
Loosehead Genge replaces Beno Obano as a substitute, having pulled out of the matchday squad late final week resulting from a foot damage.
England started their championship marketing campaign with a 27-24 victory over Italy in Rome, whereas Wales fell to a 27-26 residence defeat vs Scotland, combating again from 27-0 behind in Cardiff.
Thrilling Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi Waboso, born and raised in Cardiff, is known as among the many England replacements.
Jamie George captains the aspect from hooker, with loosehead Joe Marler and tighthead Will Stuart finishing the front-row.
Maro Itoje and Ollie Chessum accomplice each other within the second row, whereas blindside Ethan Roots, openside Sam Underhill and No 8 Ben Earl kind the again row.
Alex Mitchell retains his place at scrum-half alongside fly-half George Ford, with Marcus Smith (calf) nonetheless out injured.
With Ollie Lawrence (hip) and Manu Tuilagi (groin) nonetheless absent, Fraser Dingwall begins at inside-centre once more, alongside Henry Slade in midfield.
A again three of full-back Freddie Steward and wings Elliot Daly and Tommy Freeman completes the aspect.
Along with Genge and Feyi-Waboso, hooker Theo Dan, tighthead Dan Cole, lock Alex Coles, back-row Chandler Cunningham South, scrum-half Danny Care and fly-half Fin Smith make up the bench.
“It was each pleasing and vital to have began our Six Nations marketing campaign in Rome with a victory,” mentioned Borthwick.
“Nonetheless, we all know there are areas of our recreation to enhance as we put together for this Saturday’s recreation in opposition to a spirited Wales crew.
“With a brand new participant group and quite a lot of new caps, we have now tried to develop our recreation on either side of the ball. Such modifications take time, and I used to be happy how rapidly the gamers settled and tailored final weekend in opposition to Italy.
“We’re delighted to be again enjoying in entrance of a sold-out Twickenham Stadium this Saturday. The go to of the Wales crew is all the time a fixture that creates a particular ambiance.
“I’ve little question that this group of gamers are relishing the problem earlier than them and are trying ahead to creating a really particular expertise for our supporters.”
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Jamie George (c), 3 Will Stuart, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Ethan Roots, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Ben Earl.
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Danny Care, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.
Sky Sports activities Information’ James Cole and digital journalist Marc Bazeley overview England’s slim opening Six Nations win over Italy
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