England make one change for second Argentina Test as Luke Northmore gets first start | Rugby Union News


Steve Borthwick has named his England team to play Argentina on Saturday 12 July, live on Sky Sports, making just one change to his side.

Luke Northmore is set to make his first start in an England shirt at centre with the rest of the team remaining unchanged. Northmore replaces Henry Slade, who was confirmed as out for the remainder of the tour following a hand injury.

The replacement bench subsequently remains the same and England have retained a 6-2 split between forwards and backs.

The final Test in the two-match series sees George Ford and Jamie George as co-captains, with Ford winning his 101st cap.

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Highlights of England’s first Test win against Argentina in La Plata

“Saturday’s match in San Juan is another great challenge,” said Borthwick.

“The players have trained with real focus and intensity this week, determined to keep improving in every area.

“We’re expecting a tactical battle as well as a tough, physical contest, and everyone is excited for what should be a fantastic Test match.”

England’s summer tour concludes with a match against the USA Eagles in Washington D.C. on Saturday 19 July.

England team vs Argentina

Starting XV: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Tom Roebuck, 13. Luke Northmore, 12. Seb Atkinson, 11. Will Muir, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Spencer, 1. Fin Baxter, 2. Jamie George, 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Charlie Ewels, 5. Alex Coles, 6. Ben Curry, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Tom Willis

Replacements: 16. Theo Dan, 17. Bevan Rodd, 18. Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Chandler Cunningham-South, 20. Guy Pepper, 21. Alex Dombrandt, 22. Jack van Poortvliet, 23. Cadan Murley

Watch the second Test between England and Argentina live on Sky Sports at 8.40pm on Saturday. Sky Sports will also exclusively show the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Tests against the Wallabies and six warm-up matches to be shown exclusively live.



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