Saints stars Coles and Dingwall start for England against Argentina

Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall will start again for England when they host Argentina in the final match of the Quilter Nations Series on Sunday (kick-off 4.10pm).

Henry Pollock and Alex Mitchell are also set to be involved as they have been named on the bench.

Alex Coles starts again for England, while Henry Pollock is among the replacements once more (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image
Alex Coles starts again for England, while Henry Pollock is among the replacements once more (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

But Fin Smith misses out again, and so does Tommy Freeman, who continues his recovery from a hamstring strain.

Coles and Dingwall both remain in the starting 15 after helping England to claim a superb 33-19 success against New Zealand last Saturday, but Mitchell is given a breather as he drops to the bench for the first time this autumn.

Pollock has made a habit of being a huge impact sub for the Red Rose, and he retains that role this weekend.

But with George Ford keeping his place at 10 and Marcus Smith again providing cover from the bench, Smith is not in the 23.

England boss Steve Borthwick Borthwick has made six changes to the starting 15 that beat the All Blacks, with Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Ben Spencer, Elliot Daly and Henry Slade all coming into the side.

“Last weekend gave us plenty to build on, and now the challenge is to push our performance further,” Borthwick said.

“Argentina play with emotion and physicality, and they’ve shown they can beat the best in world rugby this year.

"We know how dangerous they can be, and we are preparing for a fiercely contested Test match.

“We have felt exceptional support at Allianz Stadium throughout this series. It provides a real lift for the players, and we hope to create lasting memories for our supporters on Sunday.”

England team to face Argentina: 15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 40 caps); 14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 12 caps), 13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 73 caps); 12. Fraser Dingwall (Saints, 7 caps), 11. Elliot Daly (Saracens, 73 caps); 10. George Ford (Sale Sharks, 104 caps) – vice-captain, 9. Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 13 caps); 1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 74 caps) – vice-captain, 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 52 caps), 3. Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks, 5 caps); 4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 96 caps) – captain, 5. Alex Coles (Saints, 13 caps); 6. Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, 6 caps), 7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 44 caps), 8. Ben Earl (Saracens, 45 caps).

Replacements: 16. Theo Dan (Saracens, 19 caps), 17. Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 17 caps), 18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 52 caps), 19. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 33 caps), 20. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 64 caps), 21. Henry Pollock (Saints, 4 caps), 22. Alex Mitchell (Saints, 26 caps), 23. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 46 caps)

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