Home / Rugby / England Six Nations team announcement LIVE: Steve Borthwick set to name starting XV to face Ireland

England Six Nations team announcement LIVE: Steve Borthwick set to name starting XV to face Ireland


Start Pollock & Curry?published at 14:35 GMT

England v Ireland (Sat, 14:10 GMT)

On the flanks, the balance of Bath duo Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill brought a winning formula in the autumn, with number eight Ben Earl able to roam and be at his explosive best.

Despite Earl still impressing in Edinburgh, Pepper and Underhill, who have started the past four Tests together, failed to reach their recent high standards.

Borthwick picks his back row as a unit, which has led to British and Irish Lions Tom Curry and Henry Pollock being deployed in the final quarter of games.

Could those roles be reversed?

Pollock, 21, who is yet to start a Test, again impressed off the bench and will be itching for more minutes.

Read more here.

Henry PollockImage source, Getty Images


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *