Called in: Jonny May

Related links

Teams

• England
• Gloucester
• More TeamsWorcester

The Saxons have made two changes for their meeting with Scotland A as Jonny May and Matt Mullan come into the XV for Friday's clash in Newcastle.

May takes over from Christian Wade on the right wing and Worcester Warriors' prop Mullan replaces Gloucester's Nick Wood at loosehead.

Jon Callard has kept changes to a minimum to build on the momentum established with last week's 14-10 win against the Ireland Wolfhounds.

"We put in a really gritty performance against Ireland and to win over there was a deserved reward for all that hard work," said Callard.

"Jonny May and Matt Mullan are both talented players who've trained hard to earn the chance to show what they can do against Scotland."

The Saxons have trained on the all-weather surface at Druid Park this week, including a conditioned session with the Newcastle Falcons Academy, and will put the finishing touches to their game plan at the RFU Championship club's Kingston Park home on Thursday night.

They will want to be at their best against Scotland after going down 35-0 in last year's encounter at Galashiels.

"If you don't get it right at international level, sides like this Scotland one will punish you heavily and that's what happened last year," added Callard.

"We've all learned from that and we're determined to get it absolutely right this time round."

England Saxons: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Jonny May, 13 Joel Tomkins, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Tom Biggs, 10 George Ford, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Jordan Crane (capt), 7 Will Fraser, 6 George Kruis, 5 George Robson, 4 Graham Kitchener, 3 Paul Doran-Jones, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Nick Wood, 18 Kieran Brookes, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Jamie Gibson, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 George Lowe, 23 Kyle Eastmond.

Date: Friday, February 1
Kick-off: 20:00
Venue: Kingston Park