Eddie flies to defence of ‘Manu sub’ Ollie

By NICK CAIN

Exams: Ollie Lawrence

OLLIE Lawrence, the Worcester centre who made his debut in England’s Six Nations title grab in Rome last weekend, has been given the thumbs-up by Eddie Jones in the build-up to Saturday’s Autumn Nations Cup opener against Georgia at Twickenham.
Jones said of the stocky, powerful Lawrence, who came off the bench to play the final quarter against Italy: “He was good enough to be in the 23, and that’s pretty good. So, we’ll see how he handles every exam.
“He’s got a few more exams to do, but he is progressing nicel...

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