'Wonderfully different' Pollock ready to fire up England
"Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
Coverage by Political Leaning
See how different sides of the spectrum reported this story
Notable Quotes
"He bounded up to me and introduced himself, and I think his words were 'how are you, mate?'"
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"Pollock is an outstanding rugby player and I think he is brilliant for the game."
— Andy Nicol , Athlete
"Henry's full of energy, full of character and full of beans and he's already achieved so much in a very short space of time."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"I will challenge him to express himself, be himself, while also bringing the self sacrifice that a team sport needs."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"I'm backing them to put in a performance that they'll want to put in after last weekend."
— Steve Borthwick , Athlete
"[By] cutting out time and space as much as possible."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"He’s obviously scored a lot of very good tries. He’s had some big moments."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"There’s always enough motivation playing against England."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
"Jack’s been great at doing that this week."
— Caelan Doris , Athlete
Key People
Andy Farrell is the head coach of the Ireland rugby team.
Andy Nicol is a former Scotland scrum-half.
Brian O'Driscoll is a former captain of the Ireland rugby team.
Caelan Doris is the captain of the Leinster rugby team.
Conor O'Shea is the Rugby Football Union director of performance.
Henry Pollock is a young rugby player making his first Test start for England.
Jack Crowley is a flyhalf returning to the starting lineup for Ireland.
Jamison Gibson-Park is a professional rugby union player for Leinster.
Johnny Sexton is an assistant coach and player for the British and Irish Lions.
Josh van der Flier is an experienced player on the Ireland rugby team.
Maro Itoje is the captain of the England rugby team celebrating his 100th cap.
Sam Prendergast is a talented fly-half playing for Leinster.
Steve Borthwick is the head coach of the England national rugby team.
Tadhg Beirne is a key player for the Ireland rugby team.
Tadhg Furlong is an Irish tight-head prop playing for the national rugby team.
Locations
Tags
All Coverage
"Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
England coach Steve Borthwick has encouraged rising star Henry Pollock to showcase his talents in his first Test start against Ireland, aiming to energize the team after a loss to Scotland.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris has instructed his team to apply maximum pressure on England's rising star Henry Pollock during Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris has emphasized the need to put England's 21-year-old sensation Henry Pollock under pressure to win the back-row battle in Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
James Cole previews England’s Six Nations match against Ireland, highlighting Henry Pollock's first Test start and Maro Itoje's 100th cap milestone.
England's head coach Steve Borthwick has promoted 21-year-old Henry Pollock to No. 8 for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland, aiming to rejuvenate their title challenge after a recent defeat to Scotland.
Similar Stories
Related coverage based on topic and tags
England beat Wales to finish top of World Cup pool
England underline their credentials as potential Hockey World Cup winners by sealing top spot in Pool D with an 8-2 win over Wales.
August 19, 2026 at 12:41 PMDonald flies Welsh flag in Hundred final at Lord's
Welsh Fire might not be in the Hundred final on Sunday at Lord's but Welsh batter Aneurin Donald is looking to take centre stage.
August 16, 2026 at 04:23 AMRobinson & Tongue give Root an ideal start to England's new era
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each take five wickets to give Joe Root the ideal start to his second spell as England captain as Pakistan are skittled for 171 on the opening day of the series at Headingley.
August 19, 2026 at 06:58 PMIreland's World Cup hopes alive after win over NZ
Ireland's women looked no further than the success of the country’s athletes and swimmers over the past 10 days to inspire them to a first Hockey World Cup pool win in eight years.
August 18, 2026 at 12:31 PMRoot calls on England to be 'good human beings'
Joe Root calls on his England players to be "really good role models and human beings" at the start of his second reign as Test captain.
August 18, 2026 at 01:18 PMBerrington & Robertson star as Scotland crush Canada
Captain Richie Berrington and debutant Lyle Robertson star as Scotland enjoy a thumping 170-run World Cup League 2 victory over Canada at Forthill.
August 13, 2026 at 05:30 PM