Fiji v England: Henry Slade returns to England starting line-up
England announces team selection for their clash with Fiji, featuring the return of Henry Slade and three potential debutants.
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The brief
Henry Slade has returned to England's starting line-up for the match against Fiji. Steve Borthwick has named a squad that includes an uncapped trio on the bench.
Coverage from ESPN, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and Planet Rugby emphasizes that Noah Caluori, Janse van Rensburg, and Kloska are in line for their Test debuts. Planet Rugby notes that the Tommy Freeman experiment has been shelved.
Attention now turns to the match against Fiji to see if Caluori and van Rensburg make their debuts off the bench as reported by The Telegraph.
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Quick answers
Who is returning to England's starting line-up?
Henry Slade is returning to the starting XV.
Which players are potentially making their debuts?
Noah Caluori, Janse van Rensburg, and Kloska are in line for Test debuts.
What happened to the Tommy Freeman experiment?
According to Planet Rugby, the experiment has been shelved.
Coverage (5)
- Noah Caluori in line for debut as Henry Slade returns to England XV against Fiji ESPN · 5h ago
- England team v Fiji: Tommy Freeman experiment shelved as Steve Borthwick names uncapped trio on bench Planet Rugby · 5h ago
- Janse van Rensburg and Caluori to make England debuts off bench The Telegraph · 5h ago
- Janse van Rensburg, Caluori and Kloska in line for England Test debuts against Fiji The Guardian · 5h ago
- Fiji v England: Henry Slade returns to England starting line-up BBC · 5h ago
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