Slade & Nowell Get Their Chance
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Slade & Nowell Get Their Chance
Henry Slade and Jack Nowell will make their Rugby World Cup debuts in Saturday’s final Pool A game against Uruguay at the City of Manchester Stadium.
They will be joined by scrum-half Danny Care and full-back Alex Goode, also making their RWC bows.
In the pack, Mako Vunipola starts in place of Joe Marler while James Haskell and Nick Easter replace Tom Wood and Ben Morgan.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Brad Barritt and Courtney Lawes are not available this weekend and Ben Morgan and Ben Youngs will not be able to train fully until Thursday.
“This is an opportunity for us to finish the tournament with a strong performance against Uruguay and a chance for the likes of young players such as Jack Nowell and Henry Slade to play in a World Cup.
“We owe it to ourselves and the supporters who have been brilliant throughout. This is an important game for rugby in the north of England and we want to give those people who have been looking forward to this game something to cheer about.”
They will be joined by scrum-half Danny Care and full-back Alex Goode, also making their RWC bows.
In the pack, Mako Vunipola starts in place of Joe Marler while James Haskell and Nick Easter replace Tom Wood and Ben Morgan.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Brad Barritt and Courtney Lawes are not available this weekend and Ben Morgan and Ben Youngs will not be able to train fully until Thursday.
“This is an opportunity for us to finish the tournament with a strong performance against Uruguay and a chance for the likes of young players such as Jack Nowell and Henry Slade to play in a World Cup.
“We owe it to ourselves and the supporters who have been brilliant throughout. This is an important game for rugby in the north of England and we want to give those people who have been looking forward to this game something to cheer about.”
