Pollock left on bench as England field unchanged starting XV against Argentina

Jul 16, 2026 - 12:50
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Pollock left on bench as England field unchanged starting XV against Argentina
  • Hat-trick against Fiji insufficient to promote No 8

  • Borthwick expects ‘fantastic atmosphere’ for game

England have opted not to start the in-form Henry Pollock against Argentina on Saturday and have instead retained an unchanged starting lineup. The only alterations from last week’s 73-8 win over Fiji are among the replacements where Ben Spencer and the uncapped Northampton loosehead Emmanuel Iyogun come into the matchday 23.

Even an eye-catching hat-trick of tries in Liverpool has proved insufficient to earn Pollock a promotion from the bench for this month’s third and final round of Nations Championship fixtures. The head coach, Steve Borthwick, has chosen to stick with Ben Earl at No 8 and Guy Pepper at openside flanker, with Bristol’s Benhard van Rensburg and Saracens’ Noah Caluori once again handed roles as impact subs.

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