ENGLAND HEAD COACH Stuart Lancaster has made two changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland [KO 17.00], as his side look to keep their title hopes alive.
Mike Brown returns at fullback having sat out the defeat to championship rivals Ireland due to concussion, while dynamic lock Courtney Lawes is also back after recovering from an ankle injury.
Saracens duo Alex Goode and George Kruis drop out of the match day squad to make space for Brown and Lawes, despite both having started in Dublin against Joe Schmidt’s side.
There are three further changes on the bench, as Newcastle prop Kieran Brookes, Leicester second row Geoff Parling and Northampton back row Tom Wood replace Henry Thomas, Tom Croft and Nick Easter.
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England need a victory to ensure their championship bid gets back on track following the loss to Ireland, while Scotland come into the Twickenham clash after three defeats so far in the Six Nations.
England team to face Scotland:
15. Mike Brown (Harlequins)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
12. Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints)
11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
10. George Ford (Bath Rugby)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
1. Joe Marler (Harlequins)
2. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
4. David Attwood (Bath Rugby)
5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
6. James Haskell (Wasps)
7. Chris Robshaw (captain, Harlequins)
8. Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Replacements:
16. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
18. Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons)
19. Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
20. Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
21. Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens)
22. Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks)
23. Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)
C’mon the Pool!
@Gerry Peyton: it’s a little cold to be going to the pool.. Maybe around summer time come back to me
Hooray defence has changed a little.
Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Can, Lovren, Robertson, Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino. Subs: Karius, Klavan, Grujic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Solanke, Sturridge.
Some good news finally.
@Hank_Scorpio: Emre Can at centre Half?
@Ronan Rafferty: at this stage I take a traffic cone over some of the centre halves.
@Ronan Rafferty: plus it’s good to see No 23 back in the defence.
Brighton to Win and Shane Duffy to score a header..
@Colin Floyd: you are a header
@Colin Floyd: threw himself to the ground for that peno, our Shane.
Come on Hendo Cano Dumo Robo Salo Gimpo Harpo Gypo and Kloppo . Majestic !
@powerfix: whatever your in to, we won’t judge.
A Brighton win here wouldnt surprise me….if they contain and mark Salah, then they should score and take the points…i’m a big fan of Chris Houghton who was very hard done by at Norwich..
And on to more important news…well done Chelsea another 3 points and the gap is closing….ish !!!!
@dannyboy: Hard done by at Newcastle too. The man gets no respect from up high but players have never had a bad word to say. Excellent football man, terrible footballing politician. Unfortunately that’s the same as every other walk of life. Big Sam, anyone?
@dannyboy: Houghton?? Wasn’t he yer man that put the ball in the back of the English net?
@dannyboy: Great prediction, you must be a real football man, Lol!
3-3 anyone ?
@powerfix: yeah maybe in 10 years