England v New Zealand: Jack van Poortvliet to start against All Blacks

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Venue: Twickenham Stadium Date: Saturday 19 November Kick-off :17:30 GMT
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Twenty-one year-old scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet starts up of Leicester team-mate Ben Youngs successful the England squad to look New Zealand connected Saturday.

Elsewhere Exeter's Sam Simmonds starts astatine blindside flanker with Maro Itoje returning to the 2nd row.

Manu Tuilagi is named astatine extracurricular centre with skipper Owen Farrell winning his 100th England headdress wrong him.

Billy Vunipola starts astatine 8 with Jack Willis providing back-row screen connected the bench.

More to follow.

England: Steward; Nowell, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), May; Smith, Van Poortvliet; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Simmonds, Curry, Vunipola.

Replacements: George, M Vunipola, Stuart, Ribbans, Willis, Youngs, Porter, Slade

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