Congratulations to Nick Easter and Andy Gomarsall, who have both been selected in the England team to face South Africa in their crucial World Cup pool game at the Stade de France, Paris on Friday (14th September), kick-off 8.00pm.
Easter comes into the back row at number eight and replaces Lawrence Dallaglio. He will pack down alongside Leicester's Martin Corry and Tom Rees of Wasps.
Gomarsall is the scrum half cover on the bench, where he replaces Peter Richards of London Irish.
The full team is as follows:
15. Jason Robinson (Unattached)
14. Josh Lewsey (London Wasps)
13. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
12. Mike Catt (London Irish)
11. Paul Sackey (London Wasps)
10. Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby)
9. Shaun Perry (Bristol Rugby)
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks)
2. Mark Regan (Bristol Rugby)
3. Phil Vickery (London Wasps)(Capt.)
4. Simon Shaw (London Wasps)
5. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
6. Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers)
7. Tom Rees (London Wasps)
8. Nick Easter (Harlequins)
Replacements:
16. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
17. Matt Stevens (Bath Rugby)
18. Steve Borthwick (Bath Rugby)
19. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
20. Andy Gomarsall (Harlequins)
21. Andrew Farrell (Saracens)
22. TBA