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England Rugby Names Unchanged Side for Argentina Test; Pollock on Bench Again

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • England coach Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged starting team for the upcoming rugby test against Argentina.
  • Loose-forward Henry Pollock will again be a replacement, with Fin Smith starting at flyhalf and Marcus Smith at fullback.
  • Uncapped prop Emmanuel Iyogun is set to debut from the bench, and hooker Jamie George will captain the side.

England's rugby coach Steve Borthwick has opted for continuity, naming an unchanged starting lineup for Saturday's Nations Championship test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero. The team that convincingly defeated Fiji 73-8 last weekend retains its place, with Fin Smith continuing at flyhalf and Marcus Smith covering fullback. Henry Pollock, a loose-forward, will once again be a replacement, as Borthwick resisted calls for him to start. Uncapped loosehead prop Emmanuel Iyogun is in line to make his debut, named on the bench alongside scrumhalf Ben Spencer, who is seeking his 19th cap. Hooker Jamie George will lead the team as captain. The starting XV features Marcus Smith at fullback, Tommy Freeman on the right wing, Henry Slade at outside centre, Seb Atkinson at inside centre, and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on the left wing. The halfback pairing is Fin Smith at flyhalf and Jack van Poortvliet at scrumhalf. The forward pack includes Ellis Genge at loosehead prop, captain Jamie George at hooker, Joe Heyes at tighthead prop, Alex Coles and George Martin in the second row, Ollie Chessum and Guy Pepper in the back row, and Ben Earl at number eight. The replacements are Luke Cowan-Dickie, Emmanuel Iyogun, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Tom Curry, Henry Pollock, Ben Spencer, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, and Noah Caluori.

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