England Team to face Ireland


By RugbyFan
March 16 2023

Well what can we expect this weekend after the drubbing we had at the boots of France.  Surely not more of the same?  I expect the whole squad will have been hurting and they will come back onto the park to fight.  Upwards and onwards as many would say!  And this is the Trophy they will be playing for.  The Millennium Trophy. Hmmm seen better Trophies to be fair.

 

Ireland v England

Aviva Stadium - Dublin - Saturday 18th March - KO 5pm

Hopefully England have trained well and put last week's debacle behind them.  We only have to worry about St Patrick and the leprechauns now!

England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - March 13, 2023 - All pictures Almay

 

Captain Owen Farrell will start at fly half, Manu Tuilagi returns to the side at inside centre with Henry Slade at outside centre. There is a first England start for Henry Arundell on the left wing, Anthony Watson is at right wing, and Freddie Steward is full back.

"We travel to Dublin to face an Ireland team on Saturday that has the chance to secure a Grand Slam Championship victory at home for the first time" said Borthwick.

 

"We know that after the bitter disappointment of the display against an exceptional France team last week, we will have to be much improved to meet the challenge of playing the side presently ranked number one in the world.

"However, I have witnessed an England squad determined to make amends for the defeat at Twickenham, and I am confident that the team announced today will once again want to show the sort of resilience and attitude that brought us victory in Wales." 

 

England: Steward; Watson, Slade, Tuilagi, Arundell; Farrell (c), Van Poortvliet; Genge, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Ribbans, Ludlam, Willis, Dombrandt

Replacements: Walker, M Vunipola, Cole, Isiekwe, B Curry, Mitchell, Smith, Marchant

 

Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (c), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Baird, Ryan; O'Mahony, van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Herring, Healy, O'Toole, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, R Byrne, O'Brien.

 

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