Steve Borthwick has made three personnel modifications to his England aspect to face Eire on Saturday, handing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso a primary begin in addition to choosing Alex Mitchell and George Martin. Feyi-Waboso was turning out for Taunton Titans in Nationwide League One lower than a 12 months in the past however has impressed on his two appearances from the bench thus far and will get the nod on the left wing.
As revealed by the Guardian, Mitchell returns at scrum-half after recovering from a knee damage whereas Martin comes into the aspect at lock with Ollie Chessum shifting to blindside flanker and Ethan Roots dropping out of the squad. George Ford retains his place at fly-half with Marcus Smith named on the bench and set for a primary look of the championship after recovering from a calf damage. Fin Smith drops out of the squad having struggled with damage since final week whereas there’s additionally a primary look of this 12 months’s Six Nations within the offing for Alex Dombrandt, who is called on the bench.
Cardiff-born Feyi-Waboso, 21, was on Wales’s radar earlier than the Six Nations however dedicated to England and scored his first Check strive within the defeat by Scotland final day out. The 21-year-old replaces Elliot Daly within the aspect in a range that echoes Borthwick’s determination to select Henry Arundell on the wing in opposition to Eire in Dublin final 12 months.
Mitchell’s return is a lift given his type within the victories in opposition to Italy and Wales. He missed out in opposition to Scotland however comes straight again into the No 9 jersey with Danny Care dropping to the bench. The 37-year-old will win his a hundredth cap assuming he comes off the bench.
Martin missed the fixtures in opposition to Italy and Wales with a knee damage however introduced ballast off the bench at Murrayfield and can be charged with doing the identical in opposition to Eire, who’re on track for back-to-back grand slams. It’s Martin’s first begin since a fantastic exhibiting within the World Cup semi-final in opposition to South Africa.
Six Nations 2024: England v Eire groups
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England15 George Furbank (Northampton) 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter) 13 Henry Slade (Exeter) 12 Ollie Lawrence (Tub) 11 Tommy Freeman (Northampton) 10 George Ford (Sale)9 Alex Mitchell (Northampton) 1 Ellis Genge (Bristol)2 Jamie George (Saracens)3 Dan Cole (Leicester) 4 Maro Itoje (Saracens)5 George Martin (Leicester) 6 Ollie Chessum (Leicester) 7 Sam Underhill (Tub) 8 Ben Earl (Saracens) Replacements: 16 Theo Dan (Saracens) 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins) 18 Will Stuart (Tub) 19 Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins) 20 Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins) 21 Danny Care (Harlequins) 22 Marcus Smith (Harlequins) 23 Elliot Daly (Saracens)
Ireland15 Hugo Keenan (Leinster)14 Calvin Nash (Munster)13 Robbie Henshaw (Leinster)12 Bundee Aki (Connacht)11 James Lowe (Leinster)10 Jack Crowley (Munster)9 Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)1 Andrew Porter (Leinster)2 Dan Sheehan (Leinster)3 Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)4 Joe McCarthy (Leinster)5 Tadhg Beirne (Munster)6 Peter O’Mahony (Munster)7 Josh van der Flier (Leinster)8 Caelan Doris (Leinster)Replacements16 Ronan Kelleher (Leinster) 17 Cian Healy (Leinster) 18 Finlay Bealham (Connacht) 19 Iain Henderson (Ulster) 20 Ryan Baird (Leinster) 21 Jack Conan (Leinster) 22 Conor Murray (Munster) 23 Ciaran Frawley (Leinster)
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Elsewhere, Borthwick has resisted modifications with Smith making do with a spot on the bench having not performed since Harlequins’ Champions Cup victory over Ulster on 20 January. George Furbank additionally retains his place at full-back after a combined efficiency in opposition to Scotland by which he scored the opening strive. Henry Slade and Ollie Lawrence stay within the centres whereas Tommy Freeman is on the wing.
Up entrance, Ellis Genge, the captain Jamie George and Dan Cole proceed within the entrance row whereas Maro Itoje is at lock together with Martin and Ben Earl and Sam Underhill hold their locations at N o8 and openside flanker respectively. Joe Marler, Theo Dan and Will Stuart present bench cowl for the entrance row whereas Roots, Chandler Cunningham-South, Care, Marcus Smith and Daly full the replacements.
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“As all the time, we’ve chosen what we predict is our strongest 23 to depart us finest positioned to win the sport,” stated Borthwick. “Eire are no doubt at the moment among the best groups on the earth, and we’ll need to be at our highest in opposition to them on Saturday. We’ve ready nicely for what can be one other basic Six Nations recreation at Twickenham.
“I’d wish to pay particular tribute to Danny Care who will win his a hundredth cap at Twickenham on Saturday. Danny has been an amazing servant to English rugby and reaching this milestone is an unbelievable achievement. He’s a beautiful participant and somebody who all the time places the workforce first. I’m certain Saturday can be an emotional and memorable day for Danny and his household, and the workforce couldn’t be prouder of his accomplishment.”
