Former captain Jamie George has been added to the England squad after overcoming a hamstring harm, it was introduced on Sunday.
George, 34, missed England’s defeat to Eire in Dublin on Saturday, however will hyperlink up with the facet facet forward of their conflict in opposition to France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham subsequent week.
The return of George shall be a welcome one for coach Steve Borthwick, who cited the numerous variety of caps Eire had of their squad in comparison with England after the defeat.
“In the event you take a look at right this moment’s sport, you see two completely different groups,” Borthwick advised a information convention on Saturday. “In the event you take a look at the sport, you see an Eire workforce that has been collectively for such an enormous quantity time with 1,200 caps and an England workforce that has been collectively for six months and has half that variety of caps.”
George has performed 97 occasions for England and can deliver priceless expertise to the front-row.
“The blokes went out and if you happen to had been watching that begin of the sport, you would not see that distinction. It’s a workforce that desires to play aggressively with the ball and I feel we took a step ahead in that assault and the defence has improved,” Borthwick stated.
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