England lock in Chessum for Calcutta Cup duel
02/18/2025 11:27 AM
Steve Borthwick has made one change to the England starting XV for the Six Nations clash against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ollie Chessum will partner England captain Maro Itoje in the second row in a direct swap for George Martin, who has a knee problem and drops to the bench for the Calcutta Cup showdown.
It will be Chessum's first start for England since last year's championship, having been ruled out of the subsequent tour of Japan and New Zealand and the November internationals by shoulder and knee injuries.
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But the 24-year-impressed off the bench in England's opening defeat by champions Ireland and their stunning 26-25 win at home to France last time out.
The Scots are on a four-game winning streak against England, although they were well-beaten 32-18 by Ireland at Murrayfield in the round 2 of the competition. Head coach Gregor Townsend is due to name the Scotland match 23 on Thursday.
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