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England ring the changes for Argentina
Thursday, 03 October 2019 - 15:47 | Views - 548

England head coach Eddie Jones has made 10 alterations to his starting XV to take on Argentina in their Rugby World Cup clash in Tokyo on Saturday.

Owen Farrell will captain the side at inside center with Manu Tuilagi playing at outside center for his second game of the tournament.

Elliot Daly, Jonny May and Anthony Watson make up the back three with George Ford starting at fly-half against Argentina.

Scrum-half Ben Youngs will start his 92nd Test for his country becoming the third most capped England men’s player behind Dylan Hartley (97) and Jason Leonard (114). Dan Cole will equal Youngs if he features in the game off the bench.

Joe Marler, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler are named in the front-row with Maro Itoje and George Kruis as the lock pairing. Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Billy Vunipola will start in the back-row.

Jack Nowell and Mako Vunipola are included in the matchday 23 for the first time in the tournament having both recovered from long-term injury.

Jones said: “We are in Tokyo for the first time and the players are excited to be here and have had a good week’s preparation so far. We know Argentina are a very good team and our players will be ready for the game.

“Argentina is a completely different team from others we have played so far in the pool stages and are always about the physical contest. This week it’s about getting our game right, our set piece in a good place and making sure defensively we are organised and ready to find ways to score points against them.”

 

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