Chuter will aim to lead England to defence of the Churchill Cup
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Leicester hooker George Chuter will captain a new-look England Saxons side against Ireland A on Saturday.
Saxons coach Steve Bates has drafted in five new players and made two positional changes for the match.
Steffon Armitage will make his Saxons debut, number eight Tom Guest and prop Alex Clarke come in while Ugo Monye and Nick Abendanon move up from the bench.
A victory for Saxons will see them secure a place in next Saturday's final against Scotland A in Chicago.
The 31-year-old Chuter is one of the more experienced members of the Saxons side, with 21 senior England caps to his name.
"George has been a very influential figure, he'll lead from the front. But he's got others around him that will help him do that," said Bates.
England Saxons: Nick Abendanon (Bath); Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Ollie Smith (Leicester), Anthony Allen (Gloucester), Matt Banahan (Bath); Ryan Lamb (Gloucester), Paul Hodgson (London Irish); Alex Clarke (Bristol), George Chuter (Leicester, capt), Dave Wilson (Newcastle), George Skivington (Wasps), Chris Jones (Sale), Jordan Crane (Leicester), Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Tom Guest (Harlequins).
Replacements: Andy Titterrell (Gloucester), Jack Forster (Gloucester), Richard Blaze (Leicester), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Newcastle), Adrian Jarvis (Harlequins), Ben Foden (Sale)
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