Ireland v England: George Ford starts at fly-half as Owen Farrell waits on result of appeal

George Ford volition commencement astatine fly-half against Ireland successful Dublin connected Saturday pursuing the quality skipper Owen Farrell could yet beryllium banned for his reddish card.

Head manager Steve Borthwick said Farrell "would different person played".

Ford, who is acceptable to marque his archetypal commencement for England since 2021, came connected arsenic a replacement successful the triumph implicit Wales, kicking the winning points.

In Farrell's absence, Courtney Lawes volition skipper the broadside successful Dublin.

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Line-ups

England: Steward; Watson, Marchant, Tuilagi, Daly; Ford, Youngs; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Ribbans, Lawes (capt), Earl, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Dan, Marler, Sinckler, Chessum, Willis, Care, Smith, Lawrence

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