Henry Pollock will make his first Check begin in Saturday’s Six Nations conflict in opposition to Eire, with captain Maro Itoje poised to earn his a centesimal England cap.
Northampton ahead Pollock, whose seven worldwide appearances have come as a substitute, is one among three adjustments made by Steve Borthwick within the wake of Saturday’s 31-20 defeat in opposition to Scotland.
Pollock begins at No 8 and is joined again within the beginning XV by Tom Curry, who is available in at blindside flanker. Sam Underhill and Man Pepper drop to the bench.
England’s different change sees Ollie Lawrence return at centre with Tommy Freeman shifting again to the wing rather than Tom Roebuck.
Henry Arundell retains his place on the wing after escaping a ban following his sending off in opposition to at Murrayfield.
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Itoje to earn a centesimal England cap
Captain Maro Itoje will grow to be solely the ninth participant to earn 100 England caps when he leads the crew out at Allianz Stadium.
“To achieve 100 caps for England is a exceptional achievement and speaks volumes about Maro’s consistency and professionalism over a few years,” Borthwick stated.
“He leads by way of his actions day by day, units the usual for others and cares deeply about representing his nation. We’re all extremely pleased with what he has achieved, and I do know will probably be a special occasion for him and his household.”
Leicester scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith return among the many substitutes, with Borthwick choosing a 6-2 break up of forwards and backs.
“We’re anticipating an enormous contest at Allianz Stadium and we’re excited for it,” Borthwick added.
“We all know the problem Eire will carry and we have chosen a aspect that we consider has the proper steadiness to fulfill it.”
England crew to face Eire
Beginning XV: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Earl, 8 Henry Pollock.
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Man Pepper, 21 Sam Underhill, 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 Marcus Smith.
England’s 2026 Six Nations fixtures
All instances UK and Eire
- England 48-7 Wales (Saturday February 7) – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
- Scotland 31-20 England (Saturday February 14) – Murrayfield
- vs Eire (Saturday February 21) – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (2.10pm)
- vs Italy (Saturday March 7) – Stadio Olimpico, Rome (4.40pm)
- vs France (Saturday March 14) – Stade de France, Paris (8.10pm)
