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Alun Wyn Jones (Wal), George Kruis (Eng), Maro Itoje (Eng), Iain Henderson (Ire), Joe Launchbury (Eng). Reserve: Devin Toner (Ire). This wasn’t easy. I’ve gone for the best athletes who also have a stack of attitude and physicality, because they will need it. Kruis and Itoje are England’s premier pairing when fit; Henderson played his way in with a formidable display against England. That said, the call is tough on Devin Toner.