Rugby-England make 10 changes for test against Japan

Rugby-England make 10 changes for test against Japan

England coach Steve Borthwick on Thursday ​made 10 changes to the side ​that beat Australia 45-22 last ‌weekend ​for Saturday's Nations Championship test against Japan. Team: 15-Freddie Steward, 14-Will Joseph, 13-Henry ⁠Slade, 12-Max Ojomoh, 11-Cadan Murley, 10-George Ford, 9-Jack van Poortvliet, 8-Henry Pollock, 7-Ben Earl, 6-Alex ⁠Coles, 5-George Martin, ⁠4-Maro Itoje (captain), 3-Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2-Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1-Ellis Genge

Replacements: 16-Theo Dan, 17-Emmanuel Iyogun, 18-Joe Heyes, 19-Arthur Clark, 20-Ben Curry, 21-Greg Fisilau, 22-Archie ‌McParland, 23-Marcus ‌Smith (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; ​Editing by Toby Davis)

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