Rugby-Scrumhalf Spencer to get first England start v NZ


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Final - England Captain's Run - Fuchu Asahi Football Park, Fuchu, Tokyo - November 1, 2019 England's Ben Spencer during the captain's run REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Ben Spencer will get his first test match start, on his seventh appearance, after being named in the team on Tuesday for England's opening November series test against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Spencer, 32, has six caps off the bench, including the last few minutes of the 2019 World Cup final, and gets his chance after regular scrumhalf Alex Mitchell was ruled out of the series with injury. Harry Randall is the bench scrumhalf.

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