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Club Chairman and CEO Tony Rowe CBE
Brian Moore selects his England XV with no room for Alex Mitchell
Former England hooker Brian Moore believes that the match against Japan is an ideal warm-up for New Zealand, and he has chosen his team accordingly.
Front-five decisions:
He wrote: “Up front, the only position where England have questionable depth is at tighthead and Trevor Davison’s omission has raised a few eyebrows given the form he has shown for Northampton this season.
“Although Dan Cole and Joe Marler, a loosehead, are still turning in solid performances, they are surely not going to feature in the run-up to the next World Cup. There are no obvious young replacements for them and this is an issue that Borthwick is going to have to deal with in the next 12 months.
“Starting Fin Baxter and Will Stuart against Japan would at least give Borthwick the chance to see different options; the same with Alex Coles in the second row.”
Back-row selection:
He said: “In the back row where Borthwick has to decide on what he wants and then fit the players accordingly. Does he view Chandler Cunningham-South or Ethan Roots as his No 6, or will he be tempted to shift George Martin from the second row?
“His inclusion of Tom Curry, after such a lengthy absence because of injury, does not make sense unless he intends to pick him, so Sam Underhill might sit out the first game.”
Brian Moore’s England XV:
15: George Furbank
14: Tommy Freeman
13: Henry Slade
12: Ollie Lawrence
11: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
10: Marcus Smith
9: Harry Randall
