Ben Morgan at No.8 for England

England have made two changes to their squad for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Wales at Twickenham Stadium.
‘s Ben Morgan replaces the injured Billy Vunipola at No.8 to win his 19th cap with Exeter Chiefs’ Tom Johnson coming on to the replacements’ bench.
Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Ben has made an impact off the bench in the previous games. He has been pushing hard for the No 8 shirt and now gets his opportunity so we are looking forward to seeing him from the start. Tom has been outstanding for Exeter Chiefs and gives us options off the bench as he has played in all three backrow positions for his club.
“We can’t wait to play at home again. The players have said that the atmosphere at Twickenham for the Ireland game was the best they had experienced and I am sure it will be the same again on Sunday. It definitely gives us an extra lift and that’s what we want against another experienced, high quality side, who are looking to defend their title.”
England:
15 (Harlequins, 24 caps)
14 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 3 caps)
13 Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
12 Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby, 11 caps)
11 Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 4 caps)
10 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 22 caps)
9 Danny Care (Harlequins, 45 caps)
1 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 18 caps)
2 (Northampton Saints, 53 caps)
3 David Wilson ( Rugby, 32 caps)
4 (London Wasps, 17 caps)
5 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 28 caps)
6 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 26 caps)
7 (Harlequins, capt, 23 caps)
8 Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 18 caps)
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs (, 15 caps)
17 (Saracens, 13 caps)
18 Henry Thomas (, 4 caps)
19 Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
20 Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs, 5 caps)
21 Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints, 14 caps)
22 George Ford (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
23 Alex Goode (Saracens, 15 caps)

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