Six Nations 2023: Henry Arundell starts with Owen Farrell at fly-half against Ireland

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Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 18 March Kick-off: 17:00 GMT
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Wing Henry Arundell volition marque his archetypal England commencement portion Owen Farrell returns astatine fly-half for their last Six Nations crippled against Ireland.

Farrell comes backmost successful arsenic skipper astatine 10 aft being dropped for Marcus Smith successful the grounds location decision by France.

Manu Tuilagi is named astatine wrong centre for the injured Ollie Lawrence for his archetypal England quality nether England caput manager Steve Borthwick.

David Ribbans replaces the injured Ollie Chessum successful the 2nd row.

England volition beryllium hoping to bounce backmost from their humiliating decision by France past play and forestall Ireland from winning the Grand Slam successful Dublin.

Smith drops to the seat aft being promoted to the starting line-up successful an effort to animate the onslaught against France.

Lewis Ludlam is rewarded for his signifier with a vice-captain's role, alongside prop Ellis Genge.

Dan Cole volition triumph his 100th Test headdress if helium is brought connected arsenic a replacement astatine the Aviva Stadium.

"We cognize that aft the bitter disappointment of the show against an exceptional France squad past week, we volition person to beryllium overmuch improved to conscionable the situation of playing the broadside presently ranked fig 1 successful the world," said Borthwick.

"However, I person witnessed an England squad determined to marque amends for the decision astatine Twickenham, and I americium assured that the squad announced contiguous volition erstwhile again privation to amusement the benignant of resilience and cognition that brought america triumph successful Wales."

England: Steward; Watson, Slade, Tuilagi, Arundell; Farrell (c), Van Poortvliet; Genge, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Ribbans, Ludlam, Willis, Dombrandt

Replacements: Walker, M Vunipola, Cole, Isiekwe, B Curry, Mitchell, Smith, Marchant

Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (c), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Baird, Ryan; O'Mahony, van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Herring, Healy, O'Toole, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, R Byrne, O'Brien.

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