stage for the first time since 2007, and the same ground where – 16 years ago – they gave eventual champions South Africa an almighty scare in their last-eight match, coming back from 20-6 down to briefly level the scores in the last quarter, before the Springboks pulled away.Head coach Simon Raiwalui has made five changes to his starting XV that suffered that one-point loss against Portugal in Toulouse last week.
Semi Radradra starts on the left wing, with Vinaya Habosi switching to the right, and Ilaisa Droasese returns to full-back after missing last week. Like their opponents this Saturday, England were in Marseille at this stage 16 years ago. Then, Jonny Wilkinson kicked the then-defending champions to victory against Australia. They went on to meet France in the semi-final – a fixture that could be repeated in 2023 if both sides win their respective matches this weekend.
Elliot Daly returns to the left-wing after playing at outside centre against Chile, with Jonny May switching to the right-wing for the third time this year. Joe Marchant moves from right-wing to outside-centre and resumes his midfield partnership with Manu Tuilagi. And Marcus Smith starts at full-back for only the second time in his test career.This will be the ninth meeting between the two sides – and the second in a matter of months. England have won seven of the previous eight encounters.
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