Saracens centre Brad Barritt and Northampton number eight Phil Dowson will start for England against New Zealand Maori in Napier on Wednesday.
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The pair were late arrivals to the squad after being called up as injury replacements from the Saxons set-up.
There are a total of 14 changes to the side that defeated Australia in the second Test on Saturday.
Mathew Tait was set to play on the wing but will take the outside centre spot after Dominic Waldouck was ruled out.
England: Delon Armitage (London Irish); David Strettle (Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Sale), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Chris Ashton (Northampton); Charlie Hodgson (Sale), Danny Care (Harlequins); David Flatman (Bath), George Chuter (Leicester), Paul Doran-Jones (Gloucester), David Attwood (Gloucester), Geoff Parling (Leicester), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, captain), Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Phil Dowson (Northampton).
Replacements: Rob Webber (Wasps), Dan Cole (Leicester), Dan Ward-Smith (Wasps), James Haskell (Stade Francais), Ben Youngs (Leicester), Shane Geragthy (Northampton), Ben Foden (Northampton).
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Kearsney boys seem to have a thing for playing for England. Stevens first, now Brad!
Rob is going to be pissed!
Why? I’m happy for him
@Morné (Comment 2) :
He won’t be. He already has his Engerland rugby jersey!! 😉
Good luck Brad!!!Next step is regular England test starter
😎 GO FOR IT, BRAD!!!
@wpw (Comment 4) :
Aaahhh, is that how he rolls now??? 😈
@wpw (Comment 4) : I don’t, but I do live here and I will support them against anyone other than SA (or the Sharks)
And I’ll support any team Brad plays for by default.
Looking forward to seeing him smashed by McAlister.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 9) :
Is that the same McAlister who cost the All Blacks in the quarter finals of the RWC in 2007??
You know the one WE WON!!! 😈
Luke is sitting in “LAST CHANCE SALOON” and Brad is in “1ST CHANCE SALOON”. Mite just be an epic battle. But, with 14 changes in the Eng team and the AB’s sort of settled, his performance will depend on how Eng control the game. It would be unfair towards Brad to rate him just yet.
@JustPlainSHARK (Comment 11) : Playing NZ Moaris…not ABs 😉
@wpw (Comment 10) :
The very same one… our big decision is :
Nonu and Smith
or
McAlister and Williams
or should Toeva, Stanley, Ranger or Muiliana be in the mix.
An important decision to get right going into next year.
I just hope the Boks pick those WP boys ! 😎
That move to Saracens paid off – I just hope his centre partner at the Sharks ( Waylon Murray ) finds greener pastures at the Lions !!
Sorry, meant Maori’s.
For those interested, the NZ Maoris beat England 35 to 28.
@JarsonX (Comment 16) : Pathetic Poms.