Six Nations 2026: Maro Itoje Back in England Starting XV

England have named an unchanged backline for the meeting with Scotland, with Fraser Dingwall and Tommy Freeman in midfield and Tom Roebuck and Henry Arundell on the wing.

Maro Itoje comes back into the second row, Luke Cowan-Dickie starts at hooker and Fin Smith replaces Marcus Smith among the replacements.

England team to face Scotland: Steward; Roebuck, Freeman, Dingwall, Arundell; Ford, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Heyes, Chessum, Itoje, Pepper, Underhill, Earl.

Replacements: George, Rodd, Davison, Coles, Pollock, Curry, Spencer, F Smith