{"id":27320,"date":"2025-03-12T18:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wales-vs-england-marcus-smith-returns-and-tommy-freeman-starts-at-outside-centre-for-visitors\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:12:47","slug":"wales-vs-england-marcus-smith-returns-and-tommy-freeman-starts-at-outside-centre-for-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wales-vs-england-marcus-smith-returns-and-tommy-freeman-starts-at-outside-centre-for-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales vs England: Marcus Smith returns and Tommy Freeman starts at outside centre for visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Marcus Smith returns to England’s starting XV at full-back and Tommy Freeman moves to outside centre for the Six Nations finale against Wales at the Principality Stadium.<\/b><\/p>\n

Smith is reinstated at 15 after missing out on a starting berth in England’s comfortable win over Italy and Freeman, who has made all 19 of his Test appearances on the wing, steps into midfield to replace the injured Ollie Lawrence for Saturday’s trip to Cardiff.<\/p>\n

Head coach Steve Borthwick told BBC Rugby Union Weekly<\/a> scans of Lawrence’s Achilles have shown a “pretty tough injury” and that the Bath centre will have surgery next week, which will keep him out for a “substantial period of time”.<\/p>\n

In a reshuffle to the backline, Elliot Daly moves to the wing, while Tom Roebuck replaces Ollie Sleightholme on the other.<\/p>\n

Borthwick makes two changes in the forwards as Ben Curry partners his twin Tom on the flank, with Ben Earl switching back to number eight, while Luke Cowan-Dickie will start at hooker.<\/p>\n

In the front row, prop Will Stuart will win his 50th Test cap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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