England make three personnel changes for Six Nations tieAlex Dombrandt in matchday squad for first time in tournament
Steve Borthwick has made three personnel changes to his England side to face Ireland on Saturday, handing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso a first start as well as selecting Alex Mitchell and George Martin. Feyi-Waboso was turning out for Taunton Titans in National League One less than a year ago but has impressed on his two appearances from the bench to date and gets the nod on the left wing.
As revealed by the Guardian, Mitchell returns at scrum-half after recovering from a knee injury while Martin comes into the side at lock with Ollie Chessum shifting to blindside flanker and Ethan Roots dropping out of the squad. George Ford keeps his place at fly-half with Marcus Smith named on the bench and set for a first appearance of the championship after recovering from a calf injury. Fin Smith drops out of the squad having struggled with injury since last week while there is also a first appearance of this year’s Six Nations in the offing for Alex Dombrandt, who is named on the bench.