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Bath Rugby trio Kyle Eastmond, Davey Wilson and Rob Webber to start for England in first Test against New Zealand

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Three Bath Rugby players will start for England in their first Steinlager Series Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday (8.35am BST). Kyle Eastmond – who ended the season out of the Bath side – lines up at inside centre, as expected, while tighthead Davey Wilson and hooker Rob Webber form two-thirds of the front row. Dave Attwood and Henry Thomas – who will move to The Rec during the summer – are on the bench. Former Beechen Cliff schoolboy Freddie Burns starts at fly-half and London Wasps flanker James Haskell returns after a 12-month absence. England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "We've had a good week's training in Auckland and have prepared well and are ready for the massive challenge ahead. It doesn't get much bigger than playing New Zealand at Eden Park where they haven't lost in 20 years but those selected know what they have to do. "Billy Twelvetrees is recovering well from his ankle injury and should be available for the second Test and it's now a good opportunity for Kyle Eastmond to build on what he achieved in Argentina last summer. "It's great to welcome back Geoff Parling and James Haskell who have a lot of experience and equally it's a fantastic opportunity for Joe Gray and Chris Pennell, who have really impressed in training, should they come off the bench for their first caps. "We've had lots of messages of support and I am sure the players will be giving their all at the start of this three Test series." ENGLAND TEAM 15 Mike Brown (Harlequins, 26 caps) 14 Marland Yarde (London Irish, 2 caps) 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 22 caps) 12 Kyle Eastmond (Bath Rugby, 2 caps) 11 Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 6 caps) 10 Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby, 3 caps) 9 Danny Care (Harlequins, 47 caps) 1 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 19 caps) 2 Rob Webber (Bath Rugby, 5 caps) 3 David Wilson (Bath Rugby, 34 caps) 4 Joe Launchbury (London Wasps, 19 caps) 5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers, 19 caps) 6 James Haskell (London Wasps, 50 caps) 7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt, 25 caps) 8 Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 20 caps) Replacements 16 Joe Gray (Harlequins, uncapped) 17 Matt Mullan (London Wasps, 3 caps) 18 Henry Thomas (Sale Sharks, 6 caps) 19 Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby, 10 caps) 20 Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps) 21 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 35 caps) 22 Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks, 7 caps) 23 Chris Pennell (Worcester Warriors, uncapped)

Bath Rugby trio Kyle Eastmond, Davey Wilson and Rob Webber to start for England in first Test against New Zealand


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