Banahan seeks Saxons silverware to round off try-scoring season
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Victory in today's Churchill Cup final against Scotland A in Chicago would wrap up a perfect season for the England Saxons wing Matt Banahan. The Bath player is the competition's leading try-scorer after touching down five times in the wins over USA and Ireland A. He finished as the second-highest try-scorer in the Premiership last season.
"Just being a part of this squad has been awesome," Banahan said. "When I came out here I was just hoping to be involved. But now we're in the final, nothing less than a win will be good enough. I just want to do whatever I can to help the team get that all-important win."
The Saxons have made four changes as they look to secure a second successive Churchill Cup title. The Harlequins flanker Will Skinner returns as captain, London Irish's Steffon Armitage making way, and another Quin, the blind-side flanker Chris Robshaw, also starts. Gloucester's Jack Forster is at tight-head prop following David Wilson's call-up to the senior squad in New Zealand and Jordan Crane is at No 8. Tom French and Stuart Hooper are added to the bench; a rib injury keeps Tom Guest in the stands.
Scotland A have made five changes to the side which beat Argentina A. The Glasgow scrum-half Colin Gregor will partner Saracens' Gordon Ross at half-back and Edinburgh's Mark Robertson and Roland Reid return on the wings. The Glasgow flanker James Eddie is restored to the starting line-up.
The 20-year-old Bristol winger Tom Arscott, who missed out on a Saxons call-up thanks to an ankle injury, has signed a new three-year contract with the club.
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