Tom and Ben Curry will start for England together for the first time on Saturday against Ireland with Steve Borthwick unleashing the backrow twins in his side’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.
Elsewhere, the Harlequins winger Cadan Murley will make his debut on the left wing after he was preferred to Ollie Sleightholme and Elliot Daly. Luke Cowan-Dickie makes his first start since November 2022 at hooker while Alex Mitchell starts at scrumhalf.
The 26-year-old Currys will make history as the first twin brothers to start together for England. They have never represented their country together at senior level before despite both being in the squad against New Zealand in November. During that narrow defeat, Ben…