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Britain v South Africa: Tommy Freeman comes in on the wing as hosts make changes

 Northampton's Tommy Freeman assumes Jack Nowell's position on the wing in one of four changes for Britain's match against South Africa on Saturday.

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Freeman, who dazzled on the mid year visit through Australia, as of late gotten back in the saddle from a foot injury.

Somewhere else Ellis Genge and Luke Cowan-Dickie have dropped to the seat with Mako Vunipola and whore Jamie George coming into the firing line-up.

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Alex Coles replaces Sam Simmonds at flanker to add a third line-out jumper.

Jack van Poortvliet go on at scrum-half in front of Leicester partner Ben Youngs.

"We're going out there to illuminate the group," said lead trainer Eddie Jones.

"The help at Twickenham was exceptional last week and we need to buckle down on the pitch to ensure we have another environment like that again on Saturday."

The progressions appear to be intended to counter a portion of the weaknesses New Zealand uncovered for a large part of the match last end of the, prior week Britain raged back to guarantee a 25-25 attract the last 10 minutes.

Nowell, who neglected to make any ground with ball close by, was designated with cross-field kicks as he arranged against the taller Caleb Clarke.

Freeman, who stands 6ft 2in, is similarly at home at full-back as on the wing.

"We generally needed to get him back into the group," Jones told BBC Radio 5 Live of Freeman's

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"We feel he can possibly proceed to be a generally excellent player for us. We like that speed in our back three and that's what tommy adds."

Britain's pack went under weighty tension at the scrum against New Zealand with Genge attempting to contain inverse number Tyrel Lomax.

Jones said that his first column changes were mostly an endeavor to imitate South Africa's 'bomb crew' strategy of welcoming on apparently their more grounded triplet from the get-go in the last part.

"The idea of the 'bomb crew' is something we need to try different things with, could we at any point welcome an all the more remarkable first line on in the last part?" he added.

"You take a gander at the folks we have there [on the bench] - Genge, Cowan-Dickie and Will Stuart - that is a strong first line."

Jones' determination implies a similar first line - Vunipola, George and tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler - that began the 2019 Rugby World Cup last against South Africa will take to the field at Twickenham.

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He in this manner conceded that he ought to have picked the scrummaging strength of Joe Marler in front of Vunipola for that 32-12 loss in Yokohama.

Coles' presence in the back column expands Britain's line-out choices after Simmonds began close by Tom Curry and Billy Vunipola against the All Blacks.

South Africa, who lost barely to Ireland and France before last end of the week's defeat of Italy, are without a few central participants.

With the match occurring beyond World Rugby's window for global activity, a few players based external South Africa, including Leicester's Jasper Wiese and Harlequins' Andre Esterhuizen, have needed to satisfy commitments to their clubs.

Anyway a solid line-up still incorporates a portion of the stars of Japan 2019 like Eben Etzebeth, Makazole Mapimpi and Faf De Klerk.

Britain: Steward; Freeman, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), May; Smith, Van Poortvliet; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Slope, Coles, Curry, B Vunipola.

Substitutions: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Ribbans, Simmonds, Youngs, Slade, Nowell.

South Africa: Le Roux; Arendse, Kriel, De Allende, Mapimpi; Willemse, De Klerk; Nche, Mbonambi, Malherbe, Etzebeth, Orie, Kolisi (c), Mostert, Roos.

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