PREVIEW: England v Barbarians
Ben Youngs makes a return in an England shirt for the uncapped match, following a knee injury he picked up against Italy in this season’s Six Nations.
Mike Brown will play on the left wing, with Elliot Daly wearing the No.15 jersey.
Piers Francis, who made his England debut in Argentina last June, will partner uncapped Henry Trinder in the midfield.
Robshaw will play in the back row alongside Tom Curry – who became the youngest player to start an international for England in 90 years against Argentina last year- and the former England Under-20 captain Zach Mercer.
Dan Robson and Danny Cipriani are named on the bench for the first time under Jones.
"This is a good young squad and their work ethic has been outstanding over the last two weeks," said England head coach Eddie Jones. "Their application to learn has been very good but they are very young at Test rugby level so this week’s match against the Barbarians is a fantastic opportunity for them to step up.
"It is a great opportunity for them to show they deserve to wear the English rose, to show they can be in contention for the World Cup and a great opportunity for them to put us on the front foot ahead of the South Africa tour.
"You never know what to expect from the Barbarians team. We know they will be well coached by Pat Lam, we know they have got good individual players and some outstanding individual players, so we need to be up for the unexpected.
"As last year Chris Robshaw and George Ford will co-captain the side. Their combined experience and expertise gives us the best captaincy level for the game.
"We can’t wait to get back to Twickenham and get on the front foot, please the fans and play some good rugby."
Teams:
England: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Jonny May, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Mike Brown, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Chris Robshaw, 5 Joe Launchbury, 4 Elliott Stooke, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 George McGuigan, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Nick Schonert, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Mark Wilson, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Denny Solomona.
Barbarians: 15 Chris Ashton, 14 Josua Tuisova, 13 Semi Radradra, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 Niyi Adeolokun, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (captain), 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Ultan Dillane, 3 John Afoa, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Denis Buckley.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Loni Uhila, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Joe Tekori, 20 Nili Latu, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Luke McAlister, 23 Malakai Fekitoa.
Date: Sunday, May 27
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 15.00 (14.00 GMT)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
