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Henry Arundell’s red card at Murrayfield and subsequent potential ban could open up a spot on the left wing.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old received two yellow cards on Saturday – the second for dangerously taking a player out in the air – and may miss the game against Ireland.<\/p>\n
Fit-again centre Ollie Lawrence came into the campaign with a knee injury, which helped prompt Tommy Freeman’s switch from the wing to outside centre.<\/p>\n
Freeman is usually deployed on the right wing but has played on the left, starting there in England’s last win over Ireland in 2024.<\/p>\n
Given England’s struggles in the air against Scotland, a swap back to the wing seems logical because of Freeman’s aerial dominance.<\/p>\n
But establishing the Northampton Saint at 13 has been a clear goal of the England coaching staff.<\/p>\n
Would a like-for-like swap with Elliot Daly be more beneficial for Freeman’s long-term growth as a centre? Or now that Lawrence is fit, is he better deployed back at centre, allowing Freeman to return to the wing?<\/p>\n
Tom Roebuck struggled to impose himself in the air against Scotland – a rarity during his time in an England shirt – which could still open up a spot for Daly, even if Lawrence comes into the centre and Freeman moves out.<\/p>\n
Wingers Cadan Murley and Ollie Hassell-Collins, who would need to be called into the squad, are also sharp finishers and scored in England A’s recent win over an Ireland XV.<\/p>\n
“I stand by what I said last week. I wanted to see Ollie Lawrence at 13 and Fraser Dingwall at 12, with a back three of Tom Roebuck, Tommy Freeman and Freddie Steward,” former England wing Ugo Monye told BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly.<\/p>\n
“If you want to play so heavily on this kicking game, then select your best wingers for it.”<\/p>\n
Murley endured a tough debut against Ireland in last year’s Six Nations, while Hassell-Collins was dropped after the opening two rounds of the 2023 tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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