By England Fan
November 18 2016

England take on the Fijians at Twickenham this Saturday and they will be looking to continue their unbeaten run of matches,

 

 

Old Mutual Wealth Series -  Autumn Internationals 2016

England v Fiji
Saturday, 19 November - Twickenham - Kick Off2.30 pm

Training at Pennyhill Park - All Pictures Empics

A number of injuries meant the delay of announcing the team yesterday, one being Billy Vunipola who was suffering from upper body soreness. Also Nathan Hughes and Elliot Daly also took knocks, however, all three passed fit but Hughes drops to the bench.  

Jonathan Joseph returns in midfield to link up with Owen Farrell, wile Daly  moves to wing in place of Jonny May.   Alex Goode gets to start taking over from Mike Brown and in the pack Teimana Harrison starts taking over from Northampton team-mate Tom Wood..  

Fijian born Semesa Rokoduguni returns to the England team, playing on the right wing gaining his second cap.

Head Coach Eddie Jones said about his selection and  Fiji............

“Every test match is an opportunity for us to keep improving and to increase the depth of the squad," “England at Twickenham is the game Fiji will have targeted on their tour. They are one of the iconic rugby nations of the world and we respect them enormously."

"They are one of the iconic rugby nations of the world and we respect them enormously.  They bring flair and an unbridled enthusiasm to move the ball at pace with running skills – if the game becomes unstructured they can be very a dangerous team. They’ll come to Twickenham with no fear and hungry to cause an upset.

 

As a fan I will be wanting the team to perform as good as, if not better than last week against South Africa.  A win is really important to England, they do not want to be stumbling at this hurdle.  The wiining mentality and feel must continue if we are to re-build 'fotress Twickenham'.

 

England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Dylan Hartley, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Chris Robshaw, 7 Teimana Harrison, 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements:16 Jamie George, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Nathan Hughes, 21 Danny Care, 22 Ben Te'o, 23 Henry Slade.

Fiji:1. Campese Maafu 2. Sunia Koto Vuli 3. Manaia Saulo 4. Apisalome Ratuniyarawa 5. Leone Nakarawa 6. Dominiko Waqaniburotu 7. Peceli Yato 8. Akapusi Qera (captain) 9. Seru Vularika 10. Josh Matavesi 11. Nemani Nadolo 12. Albert Vulivuli 13. Asaeli Tikoirotuma 14. Benito Masilevu 15. Metuisela Talebula.

Replacements16. Tuapati Talemaitoga 17. Peni Ravai 18. Leeroy Atalifo 19. Nemia Soqeta 20. Naulia Dawai 21. Eremasi Radrodro 22. Nikola Matawalu 23. Kini Murimuriv