Henry Pollock will make his first Take a look at begin in Saturday’s Six Nations conflict towards Eire, with captain Maro Itoje poised to earn his one centesimal England cap.
Northampton ahead Pollock, whose 5 worldwide appearances have come instead, is one among three modifications made by Steve Borthwick within the wake of Saturday’s 31-20 defeat towards Scotland.
Pollock begins at quantity eight 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.
Leicester scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith return among the many substitutes, with Borthwick choosing a 6-2 cut up of forwards and backs.
“We’re expecting a huge contest at Allianz Stadium and we’re excited for it,” stated Borthwick.
“We know the challenge Ireland will bring and we’ve selected a side that we believe has the right balance to meet it.”
Itoje to earn one centesimal England cap
Maro Itoje will turn into solely the ninth participant to earn 100 England caps when he leads the group out as captain.
“To reach 100 caps for England is a remarkable achievement and speaks volumes about Maro’s consistency and professionalism over many years,” Borthwick added.
“He leads through his actions every day, sets the standard for others and cares deeply about representing his country. We’re all incredibly proud of what he has achieved, and I know it will be a special day for him and his family.”
England group 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, 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)
