'Wonderfully different' Pollock ready to fire up England
"Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
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Notable Quotes
"He bounded up to me and introduced himself, and I think his words were 'how are you, mate?'"
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"Pollock is an outstanding rugby player and I think he is brilliant for the game."
— Andy Nicol , Athlete
"Henry's full of energy, full of character and full of beans and he's already achieved so much in a very short space of time."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"I will challenge him to express himself, be himself, while also bringing the self sacrifice that a team sport needs."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"I'm backing them to put in a performance that they'll want to put in after last weekend."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"[By] cutting out time and space as much as possible."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"He’s obviously scored a lot of very good tries. He’s had some big moments."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"There’s always enough motivation playing against England."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"Jack’s been great at doing that this week."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
Key People
Andy Farrell is the head coach of the Ireland rugby team.
Andy Nicol is a former Scotland scrum-half.
Brian O'Driscoll is a former captain of the Ireland rugby team.
Caelan Doris is the captain of the Leinster rugby team.
Conor O'Shea is the Rugby Football Union director of performance.
Henry Pollock is a young rugby player making his first Test start for England.
Jack Crowley is a flyhalf returning to the starting lineup for Ireland.
Jamison Gibson-Park is a professional rugby union player for Leinster.
Johnny Sexton is an assistant coach and player for the British and Irish Lions.
Josh van der Flier is an experienced player on the Ireland rugby team.
Maro Itoje is the captain of the England rugby team celebrating his 100th cap.
Sam Prendergast is a talented fly-half playing for Leinster.
Steve Borthwick is the head coach of the England national rugby team.
Tadhg Beirne is a key player for the Ireland rugby team.
Tadhg Furlong is an Irish tight-head prop playing for the national rugby team.
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"Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
England coach Steve Borthwick has encouraged rising star Henry Pollock to showcase his talents in his first Test start against Ireland, aiming to energize the team after a loss to Scotland.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris has instructed his team to apply maximum pressure on England's rising star Henry Pollock during Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris has emphasized the need to put England's 21-year-old sensation Henry Pollock under pressure to win the back-row battle in Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
James Cole previews England’s Six Nations match against Ireland, highlighting Henry Pollock's first Test start and Maro Itoje's 100th cap milestone.
England's head coach Steve Borthwick has promoted 21-year-old Henry Pollock to No. 8 for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland, aiming to rejuvenate their title challenge after a recent defeat to Scotland.
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