England legends Lawrence Dallaglio and Ugo Monye have selected their England XV for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series.
Dallaglio and Monye’s combined England XV to face Argentina
BACK-THREE:
- 15 Freddie Steward
- 14 Cadan Murley
- 11 Max Malins
Monye said: “I think Max Malins has been brilliant this season. I think he’s a ball playing left left, a winger that finishes really well.
“Gone for Cadan Murley on the right wing. I think when you think about the opening two matches, if he’s going to get a chance, he’s going to have to go against Japan and Argentina. I want to see if he can make. And Freddie Steward, I personally think he’s the best fallback in world rugby, so he is my 15.”
DID YOU KNOW?
- Whilst at school Malins was also a promising cricketer and field hockey player, representing the school 1st XI at both sports from the age of 15 and top scoring in the 2014 Cape Town international Hockey Festival
CENTRES:
- 13 Manu Tuilagi
- 12 Owen Farrell
Monye said: “I’ve gone for a centre partnership of Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi. I’d like to see that cemented and just see how that beds in and opens up opportunity.”
DID YOU KNOW?
- Born in Fogapoa, Samoa, Tuilagi has five elder brothers who all played international rugby for Samoa
- Farrell celebrates every point he scores by linking his index fingers together to make a ‘JJ’ sign, the Joining Jack salute, Joining Jack being a charity dedicated to the needs of sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy