ENGLAND HAVE OVERHAULED their team for Saturday’s Test against Japan at Allianz Stadium with George Ford’s return at out-half one of 10 changes.
Ford makes his first international appearance since February in place of Fin Smith, who piloted England in Sunday’s 45-22 rout of Australia but is missing from the match-day 23 altogether.
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Smith trained fully this week, so his absence is selection-based with New Zealand and finals weekend to come this autumn. Marcus Smith provides playmaker cover from the bench.
There are only five survivors from the side that crushed the Wallabies with head coach Steve Borthwick giving World Cup auditions to Max Ojomoh and Will Joseph, while Henry Pollock also features in an ambitious team selection.
Ojomoh comes in at inside centre for Seb Atkinson, who was ruled out against Japan because of a hip problem, and Joseph takes over from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who will miss out the rest of the autumn due to ankle damage.
George Ford back at out-half as England make 10 changes for Japan clash
ENGLAND HAVE OVERHAULED their team for Saturday’s Test against Japan at Allianz Stadium with George Ford’s return at out-half one of 10 changes.
Ford makes his first international appearance since February in place of Fin Smith, who piloted England in Sunday’s 45-22 rout of Australia but is missing from the match-day 23 altogether.
Smith trained fully this week, so his absence is selection-based with New Zealand and finals weekend to come this autumn. Marcus Smith provides playmaker cover from the bench.
There are only five survivors from the side that crushed the Wallabies with head coach Steve Borthwick giving World Cup auditions to Max Ojomoh and Will Joseph, while Henry Pollock also features in an ambitious team selection.
Ojomoh comes in at inside centre for Seb Atkinson, who was ruled out against Japan because of a hip problem, and Joseph takes over from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who will miss out the rest of the autumn due to ankle damage.
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