ELLIOT DALY is set to start his first game for England when Eddie Jones names his side to face South Africa tomorrow.
The 24-year-old Wasps back is preferred to Bath centre Jonathan Joseph who has previously started every single game under Jones.
ENGLAND LIKELY TEAM
Brown, Yarde, Daly, Farrell, May, Ford, Youngs; M.Vunipola, Hartley (c), Cole, Lawes, Launchbury, Robshaw, Wood, B.Vunipola.
Daly already has five Red Rose caps and as well as his blistering pace has a huge boot.
And he is renowned for kicking penalties from 50m.
The Londoner made his debut against Ireland at Twickenham in February and was a stand-out performer for Wasps last season as they made it to the European Cup semi-final.
South Africa have a monster kicker in their own ranks, with the Red Rose on red alert as they get ready to face Johan Goosen’s gigantic boot.
Talking exclusively to SunSport, England skipper Dylan Hartley has warned his team-mates not to give the Racing 92 ace a chance within his 60-metre range.
Hartley said: “You never want to give a kicker a chance at goal and give away three points.
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“In international rugby, anything in the opposition’s half can also end up with a line-out on your five-metre line if they boot it 60m.
“Look at what Ireland did to the All Blacks. They executed it well.
“It’s un-needed pressure and we pride ourselves on discipline and working hard on demanding not to hang around on the floor.”
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