England Makes Big Call To Drop Fullback Steward For Six Nations Match At Scotland – News18

EDINBURGH, Scotland: England rolled the cube in a bid to reclaim the Calcutta Cup after three straight losses to outdated foe Scotland by dropping Freddie Steward in favor of George Furbank at fullback for Saturday’s Six Nations match at Murrayfield.

Steward has been nearly an ever-current underneath successive England regimes primarily due to his unrivalled skill underneath the excessive ball, but he was jettisoned from the matchday 23 utterly on Thursday after beginning the opening two rounds.

With dry circumstances anticipated in Edinburgh, Furbank was included as a substitute with the considering that he’ll present extra of a leading edge in assault with the ball in hand. Still, it’s a gamble as a result of Furbank, who can also function at flyhalf, has but to persuade in his six caps courting to 2020.

The determination at No. 15 is influenced by the return from harm of inside heart Ollie Lawrence, who gives England a heavy-obligation ball-provider able to breaking tackles and drawing in defenders.

Furbank and Lawrence are two of 5 modifications made by England coach Steve Borthwick, with Ellis Genge and Dan Cole coming into the entrance row in a rotation of the props and Danny Care promoted from the bench as a alternative for the injured Alex Mitchell.

George Martin was named on the bench forward of what can be his first look since starring within the Rugby World Cup semifinal loss to South Africa in October. He has been out with a knee harm.

England has two wins from two, like Ireland, however faces its hardest check in opposition to Scotland, which additionally has a modified fullback as Blair Kinghorn returns from a knee harm.

Kinghorn replaces Harry Paterson whereas former captain Jamie Ritchie, who was dropped from the squad for the loss to France in Round 2, is again at blindside flanker as Matt Fagerson drops out.

Kyle Steyn was picked on the best wing forward of Kyle Rowe.

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Lineups:

Scotland: Blair Kinghorn, Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell (co-captain), Ben White; Jack Dempsey, Rory Darge (co-captain), Jamie Ritchie, Scott Cummings, Grant Gilchrist, Zander Fagerson, George Turner, Pierre Schoeman. Reserves: Ewan Ashman, Alec Hepburn, Elliot Millar-Mills, Sam Skinner, Andy Christie, George Horne, Ben Healy, Cameron Redpath.

England: George Furbank, Tommy Freeman, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Elliot Daly, George Ford, Danny Care; Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Ethan Roots, Ollie Chessum, Maro Itoje, Dan Cole, Jamie George (captain), Ellis Genge. Reserves: Theo Dan, Joe Marler, Will Stuart, George Martin, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Spencer, Fin Smith, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.

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