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Rugby Genge to share captaincy job for England's clash with Fiji
Bristol Post
|November 07, 2025
ENGLAND have overhauled their team for tomorrow's match against Fiji with fullback Marcus Smith and fly-half Fin Smith given starts at Allianz Stadium.
Bristol's Ellis Genge will lead the team as one of two co-captains, the second being regular skipper Maro Itoje who is named on the bench for the first time since 2017.
There are only eight survivors from the 25-7 victory over Australia that opened the autumn and just six retain the same starting jersey with Tommy Freeman moving to the wing and Ben Earl slotting in at openside flanker.
Earl's back row move is to accommodate Chandler Cunningham-South's first start at No 8 as head coach Steve Borthwick looks to build depth in the position following Tom Willis’ decision to join Bordeaux next season.
This story is from the November 07, 2025 edition of Bristol Post.
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