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| England’s Owen Farrell will be switched to play against Samoa | |
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| England are set to throw Owen Farrell the No12 jersey against Samoa as they seek to extricate themselves from the autumn quicksands into which they have stumbled over the past fortnight. | England are set to throw Owen Farrell the No12 jersey against Samoa as they seek to extricate themselves from the autumn quicksands into which they have stumbled over the past fortnight. |
| George Ford is poised to start at fly-half but injuries to two more midfield contenders appear likely to earn Farrell a starting reprieve for Saturday’s floodlit fixture. | George Ford is poised to start at fly-half but injuries to two more midfield contenders appear likely to earn Farrell a starting reprieve for Saturday’s floodlit fixture. |
| With Kyle Eastmond receiving treatment for concussion and Billy Twelvetrees having hurt an ankle playing for Gloucester last Friday, the option of starting Ford and Farrell together is one the management have always been keen to explore. Northampton’s Luther Burrell is back in the squad having recovered from a hand injury but is short of recent game time. | With Kyle Eastmond receiving treatment for concussion and Billy Twelvetrees having hurt an ankle playing for Gloucester last Friday, the option of starting Ford and Farrell together is one the management have always been keen to explore. Northampton’s Luther Burrell is back in the squad having recovered from a hand injury but is short of recent game time. |
| Farrell’s excellent goal-kicking also continues to count in his favour, despite his below-par performance at 10 in Saturday’s 31-28 defeat by South Africa. Eastmond will be unable to train until Friday at the earliest after taking a knock to the head in the closing moments of the Springbok game while Twelvetrees’s rolled ankle will have to be assessed overnight. | Farrell’s excellent goal-kicking also continues to count in his favour, despite his below-par performance at 10 in Saturday’s 31-28 defeat by South Africa. Eastmond will be unable to train until Friday at the earliest after taking a knock to the head in the closing moments of the Springbok game while Twelvetrees’s rolled ankle will have to be assessed overnight. |
| With Manu Tuilagi still injured and Bath’s in-form Jonathan Joseph not among the 28 players called up for training this week, Farrell now has a chance of featuring as a centre against the Wallabies next week if he impresses in his new role alongside his Saracens’ club-mate Brad Barritt. | With Manu Tuilagi still injured and Bath’s in-form Jonathan Joseph not among the 28 players called up for training this week, Farrell now has a chance of featuring as a centre against the Wallabies next week if he impresses in his new role alongside his Saracens’ club-mate Brad Barritt. |
| England squad v Samoa, Saturday M Brown (Harlequins), A Watson (Bath), J May (Gloucester), M Yarde (Harlequins), B Barritt (Saracens), L Burrell (Northampton), K Eastmond (Bath), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester), O Farrell (Saracens), G Ford (Bath), D Care (Harlequins), B Youngs (Leicester), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), J Marler (Harlequins), M Mullan (Wasps), D Hartley (Northampton), R Webber (Bath), D Wilson (Bath), K Brookes (Newcastle), D Attwood (Bath), G Kruis (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton), C Clark (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens), B Morgan (Gloucester) | England squad v Samoa, Saturday M Brown (Harlequins), A Watson (Bath), J May (Gloucester), M Yarde (Harlequins), B Barritt (Saracens), L Burrell (Northampton), K Eastmond (Bath), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester), O Farrell (Saracens), G Ford (Bath), D Care (Harlequins), B Youngs (Leicester), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), J Marler (Harlequins), M Mullan (Wasps), D Hartley (Northampton), R Webber (Bath), D Wilson (Bath), K Brookes (Newcastle), D Attwood (Bath), G Kruis (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton), C Clark (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens), B Morgan (Gloucester) |