Don Armand is ready to play anywhere in England’s back row after being called up as No8 cover for Exeter colleague Sam Simmonds ahead of their Six Nations finale against Ireland. Back-to-back defeats by Scotland and France have wrecked England’s dreams of a third successive Six Nations title and now they will try to do to already-crowned champions Ireland what the Irish did to them in Dublin last season by denying the visitors a Grand Slam on Saturday. It is 12 years since England last lost three games in a single Championship campaign. But they have yet to be beaten at Twickenham since Australian coach Eddie Jones took charge following their first-round exit on home soil at the 2015 World Cup. Following a 22-16 loss to France last weekend, England find themselves with a back-row injury crisis with Nathan Hughes and Courtney Lawes ruled out as a result of knee problems suffered in Paris. This is in addition to the fact that loose forwards Billy Vunipola, Sam Underhill and Tom Curry ...
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