Saxons v Tonga: Teams
England Saxons have made four changes for their Churchill Cup clash with Tonga at Kingsholm on Sunday.
Last Updated: 10/06/11 9:29pm
England Saxons have made four changes for their Churchill Cup clash with Tonga at Kingsholm on Sunday.
Saracens full-back Alex Goode replaces Mike Brown with another change in the back-line seeing Charlie Sharples start on the right wing ahead of Miles Benjamin.
Paul Hodgson has been named at scrum-half ahead of Micky Young while the only change in the pack sees David Paice coming in for Joe Gray at hooker.
The Saxons began their Churchill Cup defence with an 87-8 drubbing of the USA and can secure a place in the final against Canada with a win against Tonga.
"We've rotated our squad for this game to give other players opportunities to demonstrate their abilities," head coach Stuart Lancaster said.
"Tonga had a very good win against what was probably a stronger USA side than the one we faced and we're very aware of the physicality they'll bring on Sunday."
England Saxons:15 Alex Goode 14 Charlie Sharples , 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Topsy Ojo, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 Jordan Crane(c), 7 Tom Johnson, 6 James Gaskell, 5 Dave Attwood, 4 Mouritz Botha , 3 Matt Stevens, 2 David Paice, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Kieran Brookes, 18 Graham Kitchener, 19 Jamie Gibson, 20 Micky Young, 21 Jordan Turner-Hall, 22 Mike Brown.
Tonga: TBC