Rugby-Centres of attention as England face Australia


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 08 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England Training - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain - February 23, 2024 England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth during training Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - With only a positional shuffle in an otherwise unchanged team facing Australia on Saturday, England's midfield, and the exciting young centre they will be up against, were top of the agenda for assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth on Thursday.

Starved of ball, England's Ollie Lawrence was unable to make his usual punching holes in the defeat by New Zealand and has been shifted to outside centre, swapping with Henry Slade, who is expected to act as a second playmaker alongside flyhalf Marcus Smith.

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