Alex Coles will earn his eighth cap for England this Saturday (5 July, kick-off: 8.40pm BST), as the Northampton Saints lock is named in the starting line-up to face Argentina.
England will open their summer Test series at Estadio UNO this weekend, facing the Los Pumas side who recently downed the British & Irish Lions in Dublin.
25-year-old Coles is set to make his first appearance in an England shirt in over 12 months, having last featured for the senior side in last summer’s matches against New Zealand – though the lock performed strongly in an England XV outing at Allianz Stadium just last month.
Ahead of the series opener, England head coach Steve Borthwick said: “We’re excited to be playing in Argentina and to test ourselves against a strong, in-form side.
“Having beaten the British & Irish Lions in Dublin, they come into this series as favourites. They’re brilliantly led by Julián Montoya, and we know it will be a huge challenge.”
England’s two-Test series against Argentina will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Argentina vs England
Saturday 5 July, 2025
Estadio UNO, La Plata
Kick-off: 8.40pm (BST)
15 Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 36 caps)
14 Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 4 caps)
13 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 72 caps)
12 Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
11 Will Muir (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
10 George Ford (Sale Sharks, 99 caps) – co-captain
9 Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
1 Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 11 caps)
2 Jamie George (Saracens, 101 caps) – co-captain
3 Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps)
4 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 31 caps)
5 Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
6 Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 11 caps)
7 Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 40 caps)
8 Tom Willis (Saracens, 6 caps)
Replacements:
16 Theo Dan (Saracens, 17 caps)
17 Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 7 caps)
18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks, 1 cap)
19 Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 15 caps)
20 Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
21 Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps)
22 Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
23 Cadan Murley (Harlequins, 1 cap)
