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Steve Borthwick has ripped up his England facet for the Six Nations journey to face Italy, naming an all-new backline with Fin Smith put in at fly half.
Smith takes the place of George Ford as Borthwick wields the axe following back-to-back defeats to Scotland and Eire which have all however ended England’s title hopes.
Tommy Freeman is the only real survivor from the backline that began towards Eire in spherical three, although strikes to exterior centre to companion Six Nations debutant Seb Atkinson after harm to Ollie Lawrence. Veteran Elliot Daly is stationed at full-back, Tom Roebuck returns on the precise wing and Cadan Murley is a shock inclusion on the left.
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With Alex Mitchell out for the rest of the marketing campaign on account of a hamstring situation, Ben Spencer is most popular to Jack van Poortvliet at scrum half to finish a recent look behind the scrum.
There are modifications up entrance, too: Jamie George takes the place of Luke Cowan-Dickie at hooker; Alex Coles replaces Ollie Chessum, who missed coaching on Monday; and Man Pepper returns to a reshuffled again row.
Ben Earl will win his fiftieth cap at No 8, with Tom Curry stationed on the openside. It’s the most modifications England have ever made within the Six Nations because the addition of Italy; solely Maro Itoje, Ellis Genge and Joe Heyes are retained in the identical beginning shirts from the Eire defeat.
“We’re anticipating a giant take a look at in Rome and it’s one the gamers are actually wanting ahead to,” stated Borthwick.
“We all know the problem Italy will deliver on the Stadio Olimpico, and we’ve chosen a crew we imagine will ship the extent of efficiency we’re striving for.”
England have by no means misplaced to Italy in 32 earlier conferences between the 2 sides courting again to 1991. The Azzuri are a rising Six Nations power, although, beating Scotland and pushing Eire shut already on this marketing campaign.
The hosts have been crushed by simply three factors when Borthwick’s facet final visited the Stadio Olimpico in 2024.
England XV to face Italy (Saturday 7 March, 4.40pm GMT): 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George, 3 Joe Heyes; 4 Maro Itoje (capt.), 5 Alex Coles; 6 Man Pepper, 7 Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl; 9 Ben Spencer, 10 Fin Smith; 11 Cadan Murley, 12 Seb Atkinson, 13 Tommy Freeman, 14 Tom Roebuck; 15 Elliot Daly.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Henry Pollock; 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 Marcus Smith.
