HALFBACKS:
- 10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- 9. Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Greenwood wrote: “You just have to start him, even if it means repositioning your captain in Farrell. Can transform England’s attacking game and alongside Raffi Quirke, that feels like the half-back combination of the future.”
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Joe Marler (Harlequins)
- 2. Jamie George (Saracens)
- 3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- 5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton)
Woodward wrote: “I would probably have made him captain. His defensive energy, lineout work on both sides of the ball – right now he is in magnificent form.”
