Sale Sharks wing Tom Roebuck has been introduced in for his first England begin of their aspect to face Wales in Saturday’s Six Nations final-round fixture in Cardiff.
Roebuck, 24, has picked up three caps for England prior to now, however all have been off the bench and none have come within the Six Nations.
With centre Ollie Lawrence ruled out due to an Achilles injury, a backline reshuffle has seen head coach Steve Borthwick deploy wing Tommy Freeman in midfield, transfer Elliot Daly from full-back to the left wing, and introduced Marcus Smith in once more to begin at full-back.
Wing Ollie Sleightholme, regardless of scoring two tries in Sunday’s victory over Italy, has been dropped from the squad. Hooker Jamie George and No 8 Tom Willis have dropped right down to the bench and are changed by Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ben Curry – Ben Earl shifting to No 8 to accommodate Curry at openside.
England remain in contention for the Six Nations title heading into the final round, however have to purpose for a bonus-point victory on the Principality Stadium and hope leaders France slip up at residence to Scotland.
Elsewhere within the aspect, Fraser Dingwall retains his place at centre having been introduced in to face Italy, with Henry Slade omitted as soon as once more, whereas the half-backs are unchanged in Northampton duo Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell.
Loosehead Ellis Genge and tighthead Will Stuart begin both aspect of Cowan-Dickie within the front-row – the latter on the event of his fiftieth Check cap – whereas the second row is made up once more of captain Maro Itoje and Ollie Chessum.
Tom Curry retains his place at blindside flanker and can begin alongside his twin brother and Earl within the back-row – the identical unit that started the championship away to Eire in Dublin.
Among the many replacements, 20-year-old back-row Henry Pollock is in line to make his Check debut, becoming a member of George, Fin Baxter, Joe Heyes, Chandler Cunningham-South, Willis, Jack van Poortvliet and George Ford as cowl in a 6-2 break up.
“We’re excited to face Wales on the Principality Stadium this weekend, one of the crucial iconic venues in rugby,” stated Borthwick.
“The ambiance can be electrical, and we all know we’ll must be at our best possible to get the end result we’re aiming for.”
England: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Curry, 8 Ben Earl.
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Chandler Cunningham-South, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Tom Willis, 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 George Ford.
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Wales vs England (4.45pm kick-off)
France vs Scotland (8pm kick-off)
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