England unchanged for Six Nations v Scots

England will go in with an unchanged 23-man squad for this weekend's Six Nations rugby clash with Scotland at Murrayfield.

England's Chris Robshaw in action against France in the Six Nations

England will go in with an unchanged squad for this weekend's Six Nations rugby clash with Scotland. (AAP)

England head coach Stuart Lancaster on Tuesday announced an unchanged 23-man squad for his side's second Six Nations fixture against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Lancaster has kept faith with the same players who were narrowly beaten 26-24 by France in their opening match in Paris last weekend.

"We were disappointed by the result against France, but very proud of many aspects of the performance and we want to give the same 23 the opportunity to build on that against Scotland," he said.

Lancaster will reveal his starting XV for the Calcutta Cup clash on Thursday, when it is expected he will name the same run-on team that started the match against the French.

Gloucester winger Jonny May and Northampton lock Courtney Lawes have both been declared fit to play despite sustaining injuries at the Stade de France.

May fractured his nose and Lawes suffered bruising to his cheek, but both are in contention to start against Scotland.

England 23-man squad:

Backs (10)

Brad Barritt, Mike Brown, Luther Burrell, Danny Care, Lee Dickson, Owen Farrell, Alex Goode, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Billy Twelvetrees

Forwards (13)

David Attwood, Dan Cole, Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Ben Morgan, Chris Robshaw, Henry Thomas, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Tom Wood, Tom Youngs.


2 min read

Published

Updated

Source: AAP


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world