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Scotland have threats everywhere in the back line: Van der Merwe, Hogg, Russell, Price … while the back row of Ritchie, Watson and Fagerson is the one that did so much damage at Twickenham last year.
No Courtney Lawes for England today, which is a huge loss for them. No Owen Farrell either, so Tom Curry leads the side at the tender age of 23. It’s a big day for Sam Simmonds of Exeter at No 8 and it’s a relatively unfamiliar backline with Max Malins and Joe Marchant on the wings and Elliot Daly at No 13. England must hope that his selection works out a little better than Josh Adams did for Wales earlier.
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