Henry Pollock to cover wing in Steve Borthwick’s bench gamble

The Daily Telegraph · Charles Richardson, Daniel Schofield · 2026-11-06 09:22 UTC

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Flanker Henry Pollock is poised to provide wing cover from the bench as Steve Borthwick, the England head coach, gambles on a radical six-two split against Australia on Sunday.

With Ben Curry starting at openside, in the absence of his injured twin brother Tom, alongside Ollie Chessum and Ben Earl in the back row, Pollock must settle for a place as a replacement.

However, Telegraph Sport understands that the 21-year-old will be on standby to cover wings Tommy Freeman and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso. They will be joined in the starting back three by full-back George Furbank, who will make his first Test start in almost two years.

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