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Strettle back in as England come home
Strettle back in as England come home
15 March 2012, 4:37 pm
By Hashim Piperdy
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
ENGLAND today made one change to the starting team for Saturday's final RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland at Twickenham Stadium.
David Strettle (Saracens) has recovered from his sternum injury and takes over from Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby) on the left wing, while on the bench Bath Rugby’s Lee Mears comes in for Rob Webber of London Wasps, who injured a shoulder against France

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “It seems like yesterday when we got together in Leeds in January and began a new journey for England Rugby. Graham, Andy and myself firmly believe in this group of players and the direction we are going.

Saturday is another step on that road and we are looking forward to coming home to a packed Twickenham with its special atmosphere and crowd. Their support has been phenomenal and we hope we can do the whole nation proud again.

"David Strettle has now recovered from his injury and will replace Charlie Sharples, who gained valuable experience in Paris. It's good to have Lee Mears on the bench and he will bring great energy and experience should he get a chance to come on."

England
15 Ben Foden (Northampton Saints)
14 Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints)
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
12 Brad Barritt (Saracens)
11 David Strettle (Saracens)
10 Owen Farrell (Saracens)
9 Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints)
1 Alex Corbisiero (London Irish)
2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
4 Mouritz Botha (Saracens)
5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt)
8 Ben Morgan (Scarlets)

Replacements
16 Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)
17 Matt Stevens (Saracens)
18 Tom Palmer (Stade Francais)
19 Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints)
20 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
21 Charlie Hodgson (Saracens)
22 Mike Brown (Harlequins)

Visit rfu.com to watch Stuart Lancaster's first interview on team selection

Visit rfu.com/02 Inside to watch the only behind the scenes England Rugby show

ENDS

Dave Barton
Senior England Teams Media Manager
+44 (0)7736 517610
+44 (0) 208 831 7630
davebarton@rfu.com
@Official_RFU
 



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