England will face Chile in their third Rugby World Cup Pool D match on Saturday, and head coach Steve Borthwick has made 12 changes to the side that beat Japan last week
, fly-half Marcus Smith makes a heavily-anticipated first start at full-back for England following an energetic performance off the bench in the final quarter of Sunday’s 34-12 win over Japan, joined in a brand-new back three by wings Henry Arundell and Max Malins.
There will also be a new duo in the second row, with locks David Ribbans and George Martin getting the nod in place of Mario Itoje and Ollie Chessum. Scrum-half Danny Care starts alongside Farrell in the half-backs with Alex Mitchell out of the matchday squad, while loosehead prop Bevan Rodd and hooker Theo Dan start their first games of the tournament to join Kyle Sinckler in the front row, replacing Joe Marler and Jamie George, respectively.
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