England v Ireland: Sam Simmonds to start at number eight for hosts
Sam Simmonds will start at number eight for England in Saturday's must-win game against Ireland at Twickenham.
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Sam Simmonds will start at number eight for England in Saturday's must-win game against Ireland at Twickenham.
LONDON : England coach Eddie Jones has named the following team to play Ireland in their Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ireland head for Twickenham this weekend in the unusual position of being favourites to turn over England on their own patch in the Guinness Six Nations.
Jack Nowell has urged England to be brave by attacking the final two rounds of their Guinness Six Nations title quest.
In the minutes before England went out to warm-up for their match against Wales last Saturday, Eddie Jones gave the team a last pep talk. “This is the day, boys, where you can really put the team forward,” he told them. “And old England and new England come together.”
Luke Cowan-Dickie could miss the remainder of the season after Rob Baxter, the Exeter Chiefs director of rugby, confirmed that he will need an operation on the knee injury he suffered against Wales.
Sean Fitzpatrick believes England would sharpen their attacking edge by recalling veteran scrum-half Danny Care.
Prop Will Goodrick-Clarke and flanker Lewis Ludlow have been called into England’s squad for a three-day training camp ahead of the Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham on March 12, but centre Manu Tuilagi remains sidelined.