SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs)
- 5. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
BACK-THREE:
- 6. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
- 7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
- 8. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
McGeechan wrote: “If Dombrandt comes into the back row, and Courtney Lawes – the natural choice to take over as captain and a man who rose to the occasion in the autumn – starts at six with Tom Curry back to his favoured openside position, and Alfie Barbeary coming off the bench, they have no shortage of pace or power.”
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