England Head Coach Steve Borthwick has included Alex Coles, Alex Mitchell and Fraser Dingwall in his starting XV to face New Zealand on Saturday (15 November, kick-off: 3:10pm), with Henry Pollock set to come off the bench.
The quartet of Saints men have featured in each of England’s tests so far in the Quilter Nations series, helping England to a ninth successive test win last weekend against Fiji.
“I’m pleased with the progress we are making,” said Borthwick.
“Without doubt, New Zealand are one of the best teams in the world and facing them is always a special challenge.
“Playing in front of a packed-out Allianz Stadium means a huge amount to the players. The support we’ve had throughout this series has been outstanding, and we want it loud again on Saturday.”
ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND
Saturday 15 November 2025
Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 3:10pm
15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 39 caps)
14. Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 7 caps)
13. Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 36 caps)
12. Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, 6 caps)
11. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 11 caps)
10. George Ford (Sale Sharks, 103 caps) – vice-captain
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 25 caps)
1. Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 16 caps)
2. Jamie George (Saracens, 104 caps) – vice-captain
3. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 16 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 95 caps) – captain
5. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 12 caps)
6. Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, 5 caps)
7. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 43 caps)
8. Ben Earl (Saracens, 44 caps)
Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 51 caps)
17. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 73 caps) – vice-captain
18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 51 caps)
19. Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 19 caps)
20. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 63 caps)
21. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
22. Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 12 caps)
23. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 45 caps)