Eddie Jones has also omitted the British & Irish Lions Anthony Watson and Jonathan Joseph in a number of changes made to his squad. Simmonds, 23, has made brief cameo appearances off the bench in both autumn Tests so far but with Hughes out for up to a month and Sam Underhill due to be rested, he is set to line up against Samoa. If that is the case, it would be the same 10-12-13 combination fielded by Jones in the first Test against Argentina over the summer. George and Henry are both very creative and unbelievably talented players so it was a joy to play with them,” said Lozowski. As a result, England are expected to win handsomely but earlier this week Jones warned that “traditionally Samoans have always wanted to hit hard”.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 19:30 UTC