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“Name new captain” – Sir Clive Woodward tells Eddie Jones to pick surprise new skipper

SECOND-ROW:

  • 4. Maro Itoje (Sarcens)
  • 5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Maro Itoje of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

BACK-ROW:

  • 6. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
  • 7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
  • 8. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)

Woodward said: “I’m very clear on my back row. Underhill and Curry, with Simmonds at 8. Simmonds is the most explosive and the fastest. I don’t care who wears which number. You start with your best team. I like Dombrandt but he would be on the bench.”

Tom Curry of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

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