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Venue: Twickenham, London Date: Saturday, 9 March Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
Coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and online; follow live text on the BBC Sport website and app; watch on ITV1

Exeter Chiefs wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will make his first start for England against Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday at Twickenham.

Scrum-half Danny Care is set to win his 100th cap off the bench, with the fit-again Alex Mitchell back to start.

Fly-half George Ford keeps his place in the starting XV ahead of Marcus Smith, who is named among the replacements.

Line-up

England: Furbank; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; Ford, Mitchell; Genge, George (capt), Cole, Itoje, Martin, Chessum, Underhill, Earl.

Replacements: Dan, Marler, Stuart, Cunningham-South, Dombrandt, Care, M Smith, Daly.

More to follow.

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