Eddie Jones has handed a start to Tommy Freeman and beefed up his pack for Saturday’s clash with South Africa at Twickenham, selecting Mako Vunipola and Jamie George. Jones has also handed Alex Coles a second start and dropped both his vice-captains as England seek a second win of the autumn campaign.
Freeman comes in for Nowell on the right wing while Vunipola replaces Ellis Genge at loosehead prop and George gets the nod in place of Luke Cowan-Dickie. Coles comes into the back-row at blindside flanker for Sam Simmonds, preferred to his Northampton club-mate David Ribbans. Jones has also kept faith with Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half despite his obvious struggles against New Zealand.
