England team announcement LIVE: Eddie Jones names squad to face Ireland in Six Nations clash
Follow the latest from Eddie Jones’s press conference as he names his England side amid a number of injury concerns
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates live from Eddie Jones’s press conference as he names his England side to face Ireland in the Six Nations this Sunday.
The England boss landed himself in a fresh controversy on Thursday when he made a race-related comment to a reporter during his press conference, which he was later forced to apologise for. The unwanted incident came amid growing pressure on the Australian, whose recent comments were criticised by Irish great Brian O’Driscoll earlier this week.
That furore has overshadowed the team selection this week, but Jones has this morning named a side showing four changes to the one that beat Scotland as Manu Tuilagi, Ben Youngs, Joe Marler and Courtney Lawes all return, while Elliot Daly moves to full-back in the absence of the injured George Furbank and Jonathan Joseph shifts to the wing. Jones will speak to the media from 11:45am to talk us through his selections. Follow the live updates below.
When is the match?
England vs Ireland takes place on Sunday 23 February at Twickenham.
What time does it start?
The match kicks off at 3pm GMT.
George Ford: "We love playing at Twickenham and want to give the crowd something to get behind on Sunday."
George Ford: "Sexton and Murray control the game and nothing has changed from that point of view. We have our own plan and we'll be looking to use that against them.
"Having someone like Manu back for us is a powerful weapon."
Eddie Jones: "It's our next game, the biggest one. It's as simple as that, because we've got nothing to look forward to after that. That's not how coaches think, the only thing we care about is Sunday."
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