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England and Wales collide in a huge Six Nations showdown at Twickenham this afternoon.
Steve Borthwick’s side are looking for swift improvements after a somewhat sluggish start to the 2024 competition in round one in which they could only beat spirited Italy by three points in Rome.
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They now go up against a young Welsh team that made a dreadful opening to their own campaign last weekend, trailing 27-0 at home to Scotland in the first half in Cardiff.
However, Warren Gatland’s team were massively improved after the interval, running in four unanswered tries as they found themselves incredibly unlucky in the end to be edged out by a single point after such an impressive fightback in a classic encounter.
The presence of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the England squad will add extra fire to this latest contest between heated old rivals, with the flying Exeter wing having opted for the Red Rose before the Six Nations over the country of his birth in a move that was not especially well received in Wales.
England and Wales collide in a huge Six Nations showdown at Twickenham this afternoon.
Steve Borthwick’s side are looking for swift improvements after a somewhat sluggish start to the 2024 competition in round one in which they could only beat spirited Italy by three points in Rome.
They now go up against a young Welsh team that made a dreadful opening to their own campaign last weekend, trailing 27-0 at home to Scotland in the first half in Cardiff.
However, Warren Gatland’s team were massively improved after the interval, running in four unanswered tries as they found themselves incredibly unlucky in the end to be edged out by a single point after such an impressive fightback in a classic encounter.
The presence of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the England squad will add extra fire to this latest contest between heated old rivals, with the flying Exeter wing having opted for the Red Rose before the Six Nations over the country of his birth in a move that was not especially well received in Wales.
England have named an unchanged team for the first time in four years. Head coach Steve Borthwick has retained the same starting XV and bench originally announced for the 27-24 victory over Italy in round one following prop Ellis Genge’s recovery from a foot injury.
Genge, who had been named on the bench, was ruled out of the Stadio Olimpico opener on the morning of the game but has been passed fit for Saturday. Beno Obano deputised at loosehead in Genge’s absence and now drops out of the matchday 23 altogether.
Jamie George will lead the team out at Twickenham for the first time since being named as Owen Farrell’s successor as captain.
Five players made their Test debuts against Italy – Ethan Roots, Fraser Dingwall, Chandler Cunningham-South, Fin Smith and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso – and have the opportunity to press their claim for ongoing selection.
Roots was named man of the match in Rome after a blockbusting display at blindside flanker while for the first time Feyi-Waboso will be facing the nation of his birth.
England were able to get their Six Nations campaign off to the perfect start in Rome last Saturday by securing a 27-24 victory against Azzurri. However, they had to fight hard and will need to tighten up their defence when they host Wales.
The Dragons found themselves 27-0 down against Scotland in their Six Nations opener but a change in system from coach Warren Gatland imbued Wales's young squad with a new sense of attacking freedom. Sadly it was too little, too late and Wales fell to a narrow 27-26 defeat.
Ioan Lloyd and Rio Dyer looked particularly impressive and Gatland will hope his young guns can show the same resolve and skill at the start against England, who will once again be without the injured Marcus Smith. Prop Ellis Genge is expected to return.
Steve Borthwick's side got up and running in Rome, securing their first win in the opening game of the tournament since 2019. The Red Rose maintained their perfect record against the Azzurri, but the game was far from a cakewalk as expected before kick-off.
In fact, they trailed at half-time and it was a sluggish performance but managed to edge out a 27-24 victory. They will now be desperate to produce a much-improved display this weekend.
Warren Gatland has made seven changes to the side that went down 27-26 to Scotland in the opening round of the championship. George North has been recalled to play outside centre, replacing Owen Watkin. Gatland has also picked both Ioan Lloyd and Tomos Williams, the two half-backs who orchestrated Wales' second-half fightback from 27-0 down against Scotland.
Fly-half Sam Costelow, who was forced off during the first-half of Wales’ clash against Scotland, is replaced by Ioan Lloyd. His partner, Gareth Davies, has simply been dropped from the squad, with Tomos Williams coming in at scrum-half.
Gatland has also rejigged the entire front-row by bringing in Gareth Thomas, Elliot Dee, and Keiron Assiratti, with Cardiff flanker Alex Mann given a first Wales start following his try-scoring outing off the bench against Scotland. Corey Domachowski and Ryan Elias have been relegated to the bench, where they are joined by Will Rowlands and Taine Basham.xfggffgfb fdghg