England team to play New Zealand as head coach Eddie Jones prepares his squad to take on the All Blacks on Saturday.
Manu Tuilagi returns to the starting line-up at outside centre. Marcus Smith is at fly half and Jack van Poortvliet is at scrum half. Vice-captain Jack Nowell is at right wing, Jonny May is on the left wing and Freddie Steward is at full back.
In an unchanged front row from England’s 52-13 win over Japan, props Ellis Genge (vice-captain) and Kyle Sinckler join hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie. Maro Itoje returns to lock alongside Jonny Hill. Sam Simmonds moves to flanker with Tom Curry, and Billy Vunipola is at No. 8.
Will Stuart returns from injury and is named as finisher, alongside David Ribbans. Jack Willis is named in the 23 and is joined by Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Ben Youngs, Guy Porter and Henry Slade.
The match marks the first meet between the two sides since England beat the All Blacks 19-7 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final.
Eddie Jones said:
“This fixture doesn’t come around too often and these are the games that players remember in their careers,” said Jones. “New Zealand have had the upper hand over the years, but it’s been more balanced in recent times and the players have a chance to play their part in history. We’ve had a great week preparing for the game and the team is ready to go at them.
“We’re really pleased for Owen that he is reaching such a significant and special milestone. He is an excellent player and competitor and he is deserving of every cap.”
Referee change:
World Rugby have confirmed in a statement that the referee for England’s clash with New Zealand has been changed.
A statement read: “World Rugby has confirmed changes to the match official appointments for England vs New Zealand and Romania vs Samoa on November 19 and France vs Japan on November 29.
“Mathieu Raynal (France) will now referee the England vs New Zealand match at Twickenham in the Autumn Nations Series on November 19.
” Raynal replaces Nic Berry (Australia), who has returned home for personal reasons.
“Two further amendments come as a result of this change. Christophe Ridley (England) will replace Raynal as referee for the Romania vs Samoa match in Bucharest on November 19, while Chris Busby (Ireland) replaces Ridley as assistant referee for the France vs Japan match in Toulouse in the Autumn Nations Series on November 20.
“There has also been a change of referee for the Bristol Bears vs South Africa A match in Bristol on November 17. Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) will now take charge of the match instead of Adam Jones (Wales).”
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England team to play New Zealand:
15. Freddie Steward
14. Jack Nowell (VC)
13. Manu Tuilagi
12. Owen Farrell (C)
11. Jonny May
10. Marcus Smith
9. Jack van Poortvliet
1. Ellis Genge (VC)
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. Jonny Hill
6. Sam Simmonds
7. Tom Curry
8. Billy Vunipola
Finishers
16. Jamie George
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Will Stuart
19. David Ribbans
20. Jack Willis
21. Ben Youngs
22. Guy Porter
23. Henry Slade
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