10. Owen Farrell – captain (Saracens, 110 caps)
9. Danny Care for Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
1. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 87 caps)
Woodward wrote: “Borthwick may well keep the same team from Fiji, but I’d also make a change at prop and start Joe Marler at loosehead with Dan Cole. My message to Marler and Cole would be to give everything, scrummage for your life for 40 minutes.
“I’d then then bring on Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler at half-time to match the fresh impetus South Africa always bring with their ‘bomb squad’ of replacements.”
2. Jamie George (Saracens, 83 caps)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 105 caps)