England Team Named For Barbarians Clash As Jones Goes For Bizarre Selection

Mike Brown on the wing?

Head coach Eddie Jones has name his England team for this weekend’s Quilter Cup clash with the Barbarians in Twickenham.

The Australian has gone for a pretty bizarre selection with Harlequins fullback Mike Brown starting on the wing. Piers Francis starts at 12 with Henry Trinder outside, while Danny Cipriani will have to make do with a spot on the bench along with Dan Robson.

George Ford and Chris Robshaw will co-captain the England side again, having done so for last year’s fixture against the Barbarians and Samoa this season. Ben Youngs makes a return in an England shirt for the uncapped match, following a knee injury he picked up against Italy in this season’s NatWest 6 Nations.

“This is a good young squad and their work ethic has been outstanding over the last two weeks,” said Jones.

“Their application to learn has been very good but they are very young at Test rugby level so this week’s match against the Barbarians is a fantastic opportunity for them to step up.

“As last year Chris Robshaw and George Ford will co-captain the side. Their combined experience and expertise gives us the best captaincy level for the game.

“We can’t wait to get back to Twickenham and get on the front foot, please the fans and play some good rugby.”

Quilter Cup: England side to play Barbarians 

15 Elliot Daly (Wasps)
14 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers)
13 Henry Trinder (Gloucester Rugby)
12 Piers Francis (Northampton Saints)
11 Mike Brown (Harlequins)
10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

1 Joe Marler (Harlequins)
2 Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
4 Elliott Stooke (Bath Rugby)
5 Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
6 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
8 Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)

Replacements:

16 George McGuigan (Leicester Tigers)
17 Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
18 Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors)
19 Josh Beaumont (Sale Sharks)
20 Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)
21 Dan Robson (Wasps)
22 Danny Cipriani (Wasps)
23 Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks)

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