England Under-20 Head Coach Rob Hunter retains Worcester stars Andy Short and Matt Kvesic as he makes six changes for the 6 Nations game against Ireland on Friday night in Athlone (kick-off 7.45pm).
Gloucester Rugby centre Ryan Mills, London Irish wing Jonathan Joseph, Bath Rugby scrum half Chris Cook, Northampton Saints hooker Mike Haywood and Leicester Tigers flanker Matt Everard all come into the starting XV for the Grand Slam deciding fixture.
England are well placed in the group with four wins from four and Head Coach Rob Hunter says that he will have no problem motivating his side as they aim for a first clean sweep since 2008.
He said: “Ireland will be tough, they are the defending champions and they rarely lose in Athlone. We’ve had an excellent tournament so far and we know what’s at stake on Friday night. We’ll be focusing purely on performance and matching the challenge that Ireland represent.”
England starting XV to face Ireland:
15) Ben Ransom
14) Andy Short
13) Elliot Daly
12) Ryan Mills
11) Jonathan Joseph
10) George Ford
9) Chris Cook
1) Mako Vunipola
2) Mike Haywood
3) Henry Thomas
4) Joe Launchbury
5) Charlie Matthews
6) Matt Kvesic
7) Matt Everard
8) Alex Gray
Replacements:
16) Rob Buchanan
17) Will Collier
18) Addison Lockley
19) Sam Jones
20) Dan Robson
21) Owen Farrell
22) Jamie Elliott