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Curry captains new-look England for Barbarians clash

England’s Tom Curry with Head Coach Eddie Jones 12/3/2022
Tom Curry will captain a new-look England side named by Eddie Jones to take on the Barbarians in an uncapped fixture at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.

Tom Curry will captain a new-look England side named by Eddie Jones to take on the Barbarians in an uncapped fixture at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.

Curry skippered England for their opening match of the 2022 Championship against Scotland and will lead his country again, with scrum-half Harry Randall named his vice-captain.

The youthful pack also features props Bevan Rodd and Will Collier alongside hooker Jack Walker in the front row, while Jonny Hill packs down at lock alongside Charlie Ewels.

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Sam Underhill is at openside flanker and Alex Dombrandt is No.8 ahead of a backline with a mixture of youth and experience.

Tommy Freeman starts at full-back in a back three that includes Joe Cokanasiga on the right wing and Jonny May on the left wing.

Joe Marchant forms the midfield partnership with Mark Atkinson and Marcus Smith is at fly-half.

Jack Singleton, Will Goodrick-Clarke, Patrick Schickerling, Courtney Lawes, Jack Willis, Danny Care, Orlando Bailey and Jack Nowell are named as finishers.

Jones said: “This is a young team, they have prepared really well and worked hard over the past few camps to come together as a group. It is a great opportunity to play in this England XV side and show what they can do.

“We are looking forward to playing against an unusually French Barbarians side – which you normally only get when you play the French Barbarians.

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“We’ll use it as an opportunity to develop combinations and assess players for the Australia tour.

“We will put our best foot forward and it should make for a great game of rugby for all of the supporters at Twickenham.”

Following the Barbarians game, England will travel to Australia for their three Test series. They will play the Wallabies in Perth (2 July), Brisbane (9 July) and Sydney (16 July).

ENGLAND XV

15. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)

14. Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby)

13. Joe Marchant (Harlequins)

12. Mark Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)

11. Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)

10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)

9. Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)

1. Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)

2. Jack Walker (Harlequins)

3. Will Collier (Harlequins)

4. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)

5. Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs)

6. Tom Curry (C) (Sale Sharks)

7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)

8. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)

FINISHERS

16. Jack Singleton (Gloucester Rugby)

17. Will Goodrick-Clarke (London Irish)

18. Patrick Schickerling (Exeter Chiefs)

19. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)

20. Jack Willis (Wasps)

21. Danny Care (Harlequins)

22. Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)

23. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)

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