England A play their second game of the Autumn with a young squad playing away in Spain
osh Hodge of England A avoids a tackle Josh Jacomb of New Zealand XV. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
Bristol Bears club captain Fitz Harding will lead England A against Spain on Saturday in their second game of the Autumn.
Flanker Harding, who came off the bench for his first taste of international rugby at any level in the 31-14 defeat to the All Blacks XV at the Recreation Ground, has impressed at training to get the arm band in his first start with a red rose on his chest.
England A head coach Mark Mapletoft said: “Fitz [Harding] has made an impact with his leadership qualities in camp and has led by example throughout the last few days; it’s a privilege to have him lead our team onto the field this week.”
Harding is joined in the team by clubmate Joe Owen, who has been named on the bench in his first taste of representative rugby as well.
Here are all the ways you can follow the action this weekend…
When is the game?
Spain vs England A is being played on Saturday, November 15 at at the Estadio Jose Zurrillo in Spain.
What time is kick-off?
The kick-off time is at 4pm UK time.
Is the game on TV or being streamed?
Yes. The match will be broadcast live on RugbyPass TV for free. Fans just need to sign up in advance.
What’s the team news?
England A: 15 Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs), 14 Noah Caluori (Saracens), 13 Angus Hall (Saracens), 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White (Sale Sharks), 11 George Hendy (Northampton Saints), 10 Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), 9 Caolan Englefield (Gloucester Rugby), 1 Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints), 2 Nathan Jibulu (Sale Sharks), 3 Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby), 4 Olamide Sodeke (Saracens), 5 Ben Bamber (Sale Sharks), 6 Nathan Michelow (Saracens), 7 Fitz Harding (c) (Bristol Bears), 8 Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs)Replacements: 16 Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby), 17 Tarek Haffar (Leicester Tigers), 18 Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby), 19 Joe Owen (Bristol Bears), 20 Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby), 21 Archie McParland (Northampton Saints), 22 Joseph Woodward (Leicester Tigers), 23 Ben Redshaw (Gloucester Rugby)
Spain: 1. Thierry FUTEU (Liceo Francés), 2. Álvaro GARCÍA (c) (Stade Français), 3. Joel MERKLER (Stade Toulousain), 4. Matthew FOULDS (UE Santboiana), 5. Imanol URRAZA (Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural), 6. Mario PICHARDIE (Bourgoin Jallieu), 7. Ekain IMAZ (Biarritz Olympique), 8. Rapha NIETO (Stade Niortais), 9. Estanislao BAY (Cajasol Real Ciencias), 10. Lucien RICHARDIS (Stade Toulousain), 11. Alejandro LAFORGA (Complutense Cisneros), 12.Alvar GIMENO (RC Valencia), 13.Samu EZEALA (Stade Français), 14.Martiniano CIAN (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares), 15.John Wessel BELL *Harlequins RC)
Replacement: 16. Santiago OVEJERO (Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural), 17. Bernardo VÁZQUEZ (Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural), 18. Joaquín DOMÍNGUEZ (Os Belenenses), 19. Ignacio PIÑEIRO (FC Grenoble), 20. Álex SALETA (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares), 21. Nicolás INFER (Complutense Cisneros), 22. Gonzalo VINUESA (Complutense Cisneros), 23. Iñaki MATEU (Recoletas Burgos Caja Rural).
Who are the officials?
Referee: Morgan White (HKC)
Assistant referees: Tomas Bertazza (Arg) and FER Appointment
TMO: Paulo Duarte (Por)