#SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje
- 5. Courtney Lawes for Nick Isiekwe
#BACK-ROW:
- 6. Lewis Ludlam
- 7. Tom Curry
- 8. Alex Dombrandt for Sam Simmonds
Woodward wrote: “Dombrandt — who is England’s starting No 8 for me — why was he asked to play blindside flanker when he came on for Ludlam? Dombrandt is a No 8 or second row, not a six.
“I’m a big Dombrandt fan, I would have started him at No 8. When he came on it had to be as a No 8 with Sam Simmonds moving to flanker. England must start getting these basic calls right.”
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