England face Six Nations Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday; Owen Farrell, who dropped to the bench for England’s humiliating 53-10 defeat to France at Twickenham, is in line to feature from the start; Manu Tuilagi is also set to return at centre, alongside Henry Slade
Last Updated: 16/03/23 7:58am
Owen Farrell is set to return to the England side to face Ireland
Owen Farrell is expected to return at fly-half to face Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations finale in Dublin.
The England captain was dropped to the bench for the record home defeat to France last weekend, but is in line to start in Dublin, despite suggestions he had picked up an ankle injury in training.
The stage is set for one of the great days in Irish rugby as Andy Farrell’s men stand on the brink of completing a Championship clean sweep to ignite the St Patrick’s weekend party.
While Ireland sit atop the global rankings and are primed to take this autumn’s World Cup by storm, England have been picking up the pieces after France rampaged through Twickenham in a record 53-10 home defeat.
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