England make two changes for Pumas clash
Borthwick will win his 50th cap for England against the Pumas
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Wednesday, 10, Jun 2009 09:19
England have made two changes to their starting XV from the side that played at Old Trafford ahead of the second Test against Argentina in Salta on Saturday.
Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will make his debut for the senior side in place of James Haskell, while Julian White will replace David Wilson at prop.
Haskell and Wilson both drop to the bench where they will be joined by Leicester hooker George Chuter who comes in for Steve Thompson.
Robshaw will make his England debut having been named Guinness Premiership player of the year for his performances last season at The Stoop.
He did start for England in their 33-26 defeat against the Barbarians at Twickenham two weeks ago, but that fixture was an uncapped match.
The 23-year-old will be paired with Quins team-mate Nick Easter in the back row, while London Irish's Steffon Armitage continues at open-side flanker.
Captain Steve Borthwick will win his 50th cap on Saturday having made his Test debut for England against France in 2001.
He will be paired with Leicester's Louis Deacon again in the second row as England look to end their international season on a high with a fourth successive Test victory.
The only player who was involved with the squad at Old Trafford who will not take part in Salta is Jordan Crane, who makes way on the bench for Haskell following Robshaw's call up.
England side to face Argentina in second Test:
15 Delon Armitage (London Irish)
14 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
13 Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers)
12 Tom May (Newcastle Falcons)
11 Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)
10 Andy Goode (CA Brive)
9 Danny Care (Harlequins)
1 Tim Payne (London Wasps)
2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
3 Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4 Steve Borthwick (Saracens)
5 Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
6 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
7 Steffon Armitage (London Irish)
8 Nick Easter (Harlequins)
Replacements
16 George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
17 David Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)
18 Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
19 James Haskell (London Wasps)
20 Paul Hodgson (London Irish)
21 Sam Vesty (Leicester Tigers)
22 Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks)