Brothers Tom and Ben Curry will begin collectively for England for the primary time within the aspect that takes on Eire in Saturday’s Six Nations opener on the Aviva Stadium.
The workforce additionally sees lock Maro Itoje captain England from the beginning of a Take a look at for the primary time, turning into the 136th participant to take action within the historical past of England rugby.
Elsewhere, Luke Cowan-Dickie begins at hooker with former captain Jamie George dominated out with a hamstring harm, whereas wing Cadan Murley will make his Take a look at debut in a back-three with Tommy Freeman and Freddie Steward.
“We’re looking forward to the challenge of facing the tournament favourites,” stated head coach Steve Borthwick.
“We all know it’s going to be a troublesome contest towards a workforce that is very conversant in one another. We’ll have to work tirelessly and keep our self-discipline from the primary whistle to the final.
“England versus Ireland in Dublin is a huge occasion, and we’ll be ready to face it head-on.”
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Maro Itoje (c) 5 George Martin, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Curry, 8 Ben Earl.
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Tom Willis, 22 Harry Randall, 23 Fin Smith.
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