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England name unchanged XV for Argentina Test

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England name an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina. Jack van Poortvliet starts at scrum-half for a third successive Test, with Ben Spencer replacing injured Alex Mitchell on the bench. Emmanuel Iyogun is set to win his first cap as loose-head cover, while Asher Opoku-Fordjour provides backup to tight-head Joe Heyes.

The replacements include freshly-capped pair Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori alongside free-scoring back row Henry Pollock. Pollock has scored six tries despite all but one Test appearance coming off the bench, while 19-year-old Caluori topped the domestic try-scoring charts with Saracens. Pretoria-born Janse van Rensburg, 29, became eligible this month after the Rugby Football Union successfully challenged whether his single South Africa under-20 appearance tied him to the Springboks.

Head coach Steve Borthwick expects a "fantastic atmosphere with passionate home support." England face 10 Tests before next year's Rugby World Cup, starting with the Pumas followed by autumn matches against New Zealand, Australia, Japan and a Nations Championship final, then a Six Nations opener away to Ireland.