The brothers Tom and Ben Carey will start together in England for the first time on the side that takes Ireland in the opening match on Saturday at Aviva Stadium.
The team also sees the lock of Captain England Luke Maru Etoji since the beginning of a test for the first time, becoming the thirteenth player who does this in the history of the Rakhbi in England.
Luke Kwan Dicky begins in Hker with former captain Jimmy George, excluding him with a knee strings, while the suite Kadan Morley will appear for the first time in the test three times with Tommy Freeman and Faridy Steward.
Then the front row consists of Ellis Genege in LooseHeHeHead PROP Whale Stuart in TightHead, with George Martin Skipper ITOJE in the second row, and Ben Iral at No. 8 to complete the package along with the 26 -year -old twins in the back row.
Alex Mitchell and Marcus Smith will again link to half the back, while Lawrence and Henry Selid will play in the centers.
Theo Dan, Vin Paxter, Joe Hayes, Oli Chisum, Chamlander Keningham-South, Tom Willis, Harry Randal, and Smith Art, then form the alternative seat, with six attackers and two backs.
“We are looking forward to the challenge of facing the favorite of the tournament,” said coach Steve Portoic.
“We know that it will be a difficult competition against a team familiar with each other. We will need to work tirelessly and keep our specialization from the first whistle to the last.
“England versus Ireland in Dublin is a huge occasion, and we will be ready to face the face face.”
England team against Ireland
Start xv: 15 Freddy Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Selid, 12 Awel Lawrence, 11 Cadwan Morley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Maro Itoje (C) 5 George Martin, 6 Tom Curry, 7 Ben Curry, 8 Ben Earl.
Alternatives: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Vin Paxter, 18 Joe Hayes, 19 Chesum, 20 Chandler Keningham-South, 21 Tom Willis, 22 Harry Randal, 23 Win Smith.
Six countries 2025 fixtures: England
- February 1: Ireland (a)
- February 8: France (h)
- February 22: Scotland (h)
- March 9: Italy (h)
- March 15: Wales (a)
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