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Another wing surprise as England make 2 changes for Springboks

18 Nov 2021

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Eddie Jones has named an England team to take on the Springboks in this Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series game in London that shows two changes from the starting XV that defeated the Wallabies last Saturday. Changes were guaranteed with skipper Owen Farrell and hooker Jamie George ruled out of contention following the victory over Australia.

Their places in the starting England team are taken by Joe Marchant and Jamie Blamire. Marchant will start on the right wing, with Manu Tuilagi, last week’s No14, reverting to Farrell’s place at No12. Courtney Lawes takes over the captaincy.

In the pack, Blamire is chosen for his first Test start. On the bench, hooker Nic Dolly is in line for a Test debut while Joe Marler is included despite only being available to train with the squad on Friday following his period of isolation. England have opted for a six/two forwards/backs split on the bench with Raffi Quirke and Max Malins their only two backs. This is in contrast to the Springboks going with a five/three split.

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Freddie Burns joins Jim Hamilton as the pair look ahead to this weekend's mouth watering clash between England and South Africa at Twickenham.

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It is the first meeting between the countries since the 2019 World Cup final that was won by the Springboks in Yokohama 24 months ago and it will be played out amid the backdrop of Springboks director Rassie Erasmus getting heavily sanctioned on Wednesday following the charges of misconduct arising out of the Lions tour last July.

Jones said: “This is our biggest game of the season and the final game of the autumn campaign and we want to finish with a bang. We have been really pleased with the preparation this week and how the team has continued to develop over the past month.

"We chucked him into what we term 'the fight club'… the way he ripped in was really promising"#England #ENGvRSA #AutumnNationsSeries #Springboks https://t.co/v2paqQhzRY
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) November 17, 2021

“Now we want to put on our best performance this autumn in front of a capacity 82,000 crowd at Twickenham.” The non-selected players will return to their clubs on Thursday, as per an agreement with clubs, PRL and the RPA.

ENGLAND (vs Springboks, Saturday)
1. Bevan Rodd
2. Jamie Blamire
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. Jonny Hill
6. Courtney Lawes
7. Sam Underhill
8. Tom Curry
9. Ben Youngs
10. Marcus Smith
11. Jonny May
12. Manu Tuilagi
13. Henry Slade
14. Joe Marchant
15. Freddie Steward
FINISHERS
16. Nic Dolly
17. Joe Marler
18. Will Stuart
19. Charlie Ewels
20. Sam Simmonds
21. Alex Dombrandt
22. Raffi Quirke
23. Max Malins

It was the famed bench tactic that helped the Springboks to win the 2019 World Cup…#Springboks #ENGvRSA #AutumnNationsSeries #ENGLAND
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— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) November 17, 2021

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Woody 1348 days ago

No backup fly half, maybe Slade to cover? Raw front rowers. England could be exposed on Saturday. Marcus being given a clear run is exciting. He will be a marked man. Hope refs spot the ‘slightly’ late hits.

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Comments on RugbyPass

PM 4 minutes ago

The feat Owen Farrell achieved with Lions series that no man has in pro era

Owen was a great player but I do feel his International time has passed. England really struggled after he left but now we have the Smith’s, who need games at 10 and we have a few options coming through at 12 & 13 (I think Marchant will be on his way back), we don’t need Owen and his return would slow down the progress of the youngsters.

It’s a tricky balance but I do fear that Borthwick over values experience and why he would likely play him at the expense of the pathway.

Will be really interesting to see how this shakes out in the Autumn when they pick the next squads.

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tf 21 minutes ago

The feat Owen Farrell achieved with Lions series that no man has in pro era

Appetite is one thing, legs to make it to 2027 are another. Playing in a one off series has a point but can you see him being in the line up in 2 years? The Smith's will be wiser and better equipped. Ford still has the nouse at 10. At 12 there is a flood of younger players shown on tour and some guy called Ollie Laurance to come back. If so why does Borthwick invest match minutes into him.

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Mattz886 36 minutes ago

Wallabies call in new coach just 12 hours after Lions series heartbreak

That’s right getting some structure in the team

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CN 46 minutes ago

'This is a statement from us': Reaction from Wales after Wallaroos win

Now back it up

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Tommy B 58 minutes ago

The feat Owen Farrell achieved with Lions series that no man has in pro era

When Gibson-Park was trapped in coffin-corner it was Farrell who saved the day by clearing out the jackler. He did at least two more key clear outs at rucks and the Aussies never looked like scoring a try when he was on the pitch

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JS 1 hour ago

Three decisions that went badly wrong for the Wallabies

Can someone please explain to me why Samu Kerevi at a mere 31 years of age wasn’t near the test team?

The AUNZ was an embarrassing disaster! A well prepared competitive Australia A with the players who were close (BPA, Ross, Tupou, Swain, Canham, LSL/Hooper, Samu, Cale, white, joc, Daugunu, foketi, kerevi, korobeite, Kelkaway would have been a much better preparatory test for the Lions and revelatory for the composition of the Oz bench.

Feels like such a wasted opportunity.

Other than Geoff Parling lo guru hard to say that many of the Oz coaches came away with credit in the bank.

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JM 2 hours ago

The feat Owen Farrell achieved with Lions series that no man has in pro era

Totally undeserved

How could you possibly justify bringing Farrell on as a 13? A position he has never played and with the game in the balance.

In 20 minutes he made 3 passes made one tackle and missed two otherwise completely anonymous.

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BS 2 hours ago

Wallabies duo rally around underfire Carlo Tizzano

No it is not incorrect, it’s the law, you can’t dispute that. Law 15 is pretty clear!

The other bits are your views on the matter and it seems most are on the same page

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Gmac 2 hours ago

Three decisions that went badly wrong for the Wallabies

Yes adding to that, if you're Joe Schmidt and leaving the Wallabies setup on your own terms as he is, then there's less pressure to win a one off series (at all costs) than if you were coaching for your future, so I do wonder whether he's selecting with a view to leaving the team in a better place for the future, which as an all blacks fan ultimately is what we want to see, a return to the wallabies of old!

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Gmac 2 hours ago

Three decisions that went badly wrong for the Wallabies

Yeah exactly get him ball in space and he's very dangerous

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PS 2 hours ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Yes fair comment. Apologies from me.

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CC 2 hours ago

What Jac Morgan said moments after clear-out will only anger Wallabies fans

This was one bad call in a string of bad calls.

It's hard to feel sorry for the Aussies though.

They let a 23-5 lead slip away.

And don't forget Nic Berry did his best to make sure the Boks lost their Lions series 2021.

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PM 3 hours ago

'Johann van Graan has, out of rubble and dust, rebuilt the barony of Bath'

I am a Bath fan and all I can say is what an outstanding job Johan has done. He took an unfit squad with broken confidence and has dramatically turned the club around. I think JP Ferreira was his best signing, who took a leaky defence and turned it into the league’s best within 2 seasons. Lee Blackett then added a touch of attacking excitement and they have become a very good team, who are always tough to play against.

Chapeau Johan - you have the entire City behind you and have made the club your own.

👏👏👏

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Hellhound 3 hours ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Is insulting all I do? No that is you. Here is your message that started this

“Who gives a rat’s you know what Saffers think. They are a boorish arrogant bunch.”

You decided to insult Saffas, not me. A pathetic little comment that was completely unnecessary, especially as this article was just click bait to get the worst responses the writer could from Saffas. And you obliged and insulted us. The writer failed to get insults from the Saffas, but you had to Stoke the fire.

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DT 3 hours ago

What Jac Morgan said moments after clear-out will only anger Wallabies fans

If Jac Morgan was a South African player he would have got a red card and suspension. Compare it with Neethling Fouche's red card and suspension in a URC game recently

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Luke 3 hours ago

The feat Owen Farrell achieved with Lions series that no man has in pro era

Morne Steyn did this in 2021.

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fl 3 hours ago

Springbok Thomas du Toit benefitting from Bath's 'out of the ordinary' approach

Having a victimhood complex this massive is against the spirit of the game. Move on and stop whinging!