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Men's Six Nations: Wales v England
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 15 March Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
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Wing Tommy Freeman says helium is already studying however to play centre with a determination into midfield "definitely connected the cards" for England.
All 19 of Freeman's Test quality person travel connected the wing, but the 24-year-old regularly switched to extracurricular centre for Northampton past season, starting determination successful Saints' Champions Cup semi-final decision by Leinster.
Ollie Lawrence, England's first-choice 13, suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon wounded successful Sunday's triumph implicit Italy, portion the squad person lacked a heavy-duty gainline-breaking midfield runner since Manu Tuilagi moved to French broadside Bayonne successful 2024.
"I person trained determination and, successful the week, I marque definite I cognize I cognize each the roles there," Freeman told Rugby Union Weekly.
"It is decidedly connected the cards. That enactment is there."
Asked if helium saw centre arsenic a semipermanent positional switch, Freeman said "not close now" portion revealing determination were aspects of playing centre that were much enjoyable than being connected the wing.
"You get a batch much touches being 1 in, and I similar to make things arsenic overmuch arsenic decorativeness them," helium added.
Freeman is successful a affluent vein of try-scoring form, having crossed successful each of England's games successful the Six Nations this year. If helium does truthful again against Wales connected Saturday, helium volition go the archetypal English subordinate to people tries successful each circular of the Six Nations.
France helping Philippe Bernat-Salles is the lone subordinate to person achieved the feat since Italy's inclusion successful the contention successful 2000, though his compatriot Louis Bielle-Biarrey would besides execute the feat with a effort erstwhile France play Scotland.
Saturday's crippled volition beryllium Freeman's archetypal acquisition of playing distant astatine the Principality Stadium for England.
"Having spoken to the lads astir it, I cognize it is an awesome spot to go, the assemblage is electrical with the extortion on," helium said "I americium truly buzzing for it."
As good arsenic coming retired connected apical successful the accustomed fierce rivalry betwixt the 2 nations, England anticipation they tin extremity the time astatine the acme of the Six Nations table.
Leaders France are a constituent up of England and person a vastly superior points quality than immoderate different team. Ireland, successful third, are a constituent down England earlier taking connected Italy successful their last match.
However Freeman insisted that chasing a four-try bonus constituent would not alteration however England attack the game.
"I don't deliberation it influences america arsenic players, we cognize what we tin control," helium added. "We are assertive with the shot and tally with intent, that is each we tin do, what happens happens.
"If we get our crippled on, hopefully the tries travel disconnected the backmost of it. If that puts immoderate benignant of unit connected the different teams past that is simply a win."
Freeman besides revealed 1 happening has been unsocial successful England's mentation however, with his rapping skills being called upon by caput manager Steve Borthwick.
"In the gathering yesterday Steve was talking astir these buzzwords and they benignant of rhymed a small bit, helium noticed and asked america 'if determination was to beryllium a rap, who would you take to rap?'
"At Saints I did a rap erstwhile truthful 1 of the lads mentioned my name. So that was past night, stressing, sorting this rap out.
"I did it this greeting astir our collision skills. It went down great, I ended up tearing into everyone and past tearing into myself."
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