England team to play Argentina: 2022 Autumn Nations Series

Eddie Jones picks his England team to play Argentina in their 2022 Autumn Nations Series opener at Twickenham this weekend.

Owen Farrell will captain the side from inside centre. Manu Tuilagi returns at outside centre, Marcus Smith is at fly half and Ben Youngs is named scrum half. Vice-captain Jack Nowell is on the right wing, Joe Cokanasiga is on the left wing and Freddie Steward is at full back.

There is an England debut for Alex Coles at lock, with Jonny Hill alongside. Vice-captain Ellis Genge makes up the front row alongside Kyle Sinckler and hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie. Maro Itoje and Tom Curry are named as flankers and Billy Vunipola is No. 8.

David Ribbans is also in line to make his England debut after being named as a finisher, alongside Jack Singleton who could make his first England appearance since 2019. Mako Vunipola, Joe Heyes, Sam Simmonds, Jack Willis, Jack van Poortvliet and Henry Slade complete the 23.

Eddie Jones said:

“It’s been a really good week of preparation and I’ve been very pleased with the squad’s attitude,” said Jones. “They’ve shown real work ethic and a determination to improve and our leaders, Owen, Ellis and Jack have really lifted the team.

“We’re looking forward to a great game of rugby at a full Twickenham Stadium against a very good Argentina side. It has been a tough time for rugby lately and we hope these autumn games show just what a special game it is.”

Details:

Date: Sunday 6th November 2022
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 2:15pm
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TV Coverage: Live on Prime Video

How to watch:

There is a way to watch all of the autumn’s rugby action on Prime Video free of charge – and that’s with a 30 day free trial from today.

Previous meetings:

n their most recent meeting, England beat the Pumas 39-10 during a World Cup pool match in Japan.

England and Argentina have played each other on 24 occasions since their first meeting in 1981. England have won 19 matches, whilst the Pumas have won four matches. There has also been one draw between the two team

England vs Argentina referee:

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

As a Welsh-born official who played international rugby for Belgium and is now affiliated to the Irish Rugby Football Union, Brace has several European bases covered.