David Ribbans will look to make an impact from the bench for England this weekend, after he was named amongst the replacements as Eddie Jones’ side face New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium.
The 27-year-old lock made his debut for the Red Rose last weekend, and lines up this week on the bench for Saturday’s clash (kick-off: 5.30pm, live on Amazon Prime Sport and talkSPORT)
Alex Coles and Tommy Freeman were retained by England earlier this week, but were not selected within the matchday 23.
The match marks the first meet between the two sides since England beat the All Blacks 19-7 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final.
Eddie Jones said: “This fixture doesn’t come around too often, and these are the games that players remember in their careers.
“New Zealand have had the upper hand over the years, but it’s been more balanced in recent times and the players have a chance to play their part in history.
“We’ve had a great week preparing for the game and the team is ready to go at them.”
England side to face New Zealand
15 Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 15 caps)
14 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)
13 Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 48 caps)
12 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 99 caps)
11 Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 70 caps)
10 Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 15 caps)
9 Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
1 Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 41 caps)
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 39 caps)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 54 caps)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 60 caps)
5 Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks, 17 caps)
6 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 16 caps)
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 43 caps)
8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 66 caps)
Replacements:
16 Jamie George (Saracens, 70 caps)
17 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 72 caps)
18 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 23 caps)
19 David Ribbans (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
20 Jack Willis (unattached, 5 caps)
21 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 119 caps)
22 Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers, 3 caps)
23 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 50 caps)
