England head coach Steve Borthwick has changed ten starters for Saturday’s Nations Championship rugby union match against Japan. Henry Pollock is selected at number eight, with Max Ojomoh at inside centre and Will Joseph on the right wing. Injuries affect the midfield and back three, while George Ford gets the fly-half role ahead of Marcus Smith.
England’s men’s rugby union team has selected Henry Pollock, Max Ojomoh and Will Joseph to start against Japan. Head coach Steve Borthwick made ten changes to the starting side for Saturday’s Nations Championship fixture. Pollock takes the number-eight role in the back row after coming off the bench against Australia and playing on the wing.[1], [2]
Ojomoh starts at inside centre in place of Seb Atkinson, who has a hip injury. Joseph replaces Tommy Freeman on the right wing, with Cadan Murley and Freddie Steward completing the back three. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is unavailable with an ankle injury, while a groin problem keeps George Furbank out. Henry Slade is alongside Ojomoh in midfield.[1]
Borthwick chose George Ford at fly-half, the playmaking position, with Marcus Smith among the replacements. Jack van Poortvliet starts at scrum-half alongside Ford. Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Asher Opoku-Fordjour form a completely changed front row. George Martin joins Maro Itoje in the second row, while Alex Coles and Ben Earl complete the back row with Pollock.[1]
