CHIEFS' JOHNSON SET FOR THIRD TEST START
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- Created on Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:01
- Last Updated on Thursday, 21 June 2012 10:08
- Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 11:01
Exeter Chiefs flanker Tom Johnson is set to make his third international England Rugby start in Saturday’s 3rd Test against South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth.
The 29-year-old Chiefs forward played throughout the 36-27 2nd Test defeat against the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and did enough to earn his third successive Test call-up.
Bath Rugby's experienced Devon-born hooker Lee Mears starts on the replacements bench.
The Springboks lead the three-match Test series 2-0.
England starting XV (v South Africa, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, 1600 BST, live on Sky Sports HD & Radio 5 Live) 15 Alex Goode (Saracens) 14 Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) 13 Jonathan Joseph (London Irish) 12 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers) 11 Ben Foden (Northampton Saints) 10 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers) 9 Danny Care (Harlequins) 1 Alex Corbisiero (London Irish) 2 Dylan Hartley (capt, Northampton Saints) 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) 4 Tom Palmer (Stade Francais) 5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers) 6 Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs) 7 James Haskell (Otago Highlanders) 8 Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)
Replacements 16 Lee Mears (Bath Rugby) 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins) 18 Mouritz Botha (Saracens) 19 Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints) 20 Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints) 21 Owen Farrell (Saracens) 22 Brad Barritt (Saracens)
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