Former Junior All Black Riki Flutey will make his England debut on Saturday against the Pacific Islanders at Twickenham.

There are three other debutants in manager Martin Johnson's first team since taking charge - Delon Armitage, Ugo Monye and Nick Kennedy.

Also, Dylan Hartley could make his debut if the Northampton hooker comes off the bench.

Flutey, also a former New Zealand Maori, only qualified to play for England on residency grounds in September and will start at inside center.

Kennedy, the London Irish lock, will feature in the second row alongside captain Steve Borthwick.

Armitage will start at fullback with Monye on the left wing, while Danny Cipriani and Danny Care link up at halfback.

The England team: Delon Armitage, Paul Sackey, Jamie Noon, Riki Flutey, Ugo Monye, Danny Cipriani, Danny Care, Andrew Sheridan, Lee Mears, Matt Stevens, Steve Borthwick, Nick Kennedy, Tom Croft, Tom Rees, Nick Easter.

Replacements: Dylan Hartley, Phil Vickery, Tom Palmer, James Haskell, Michael Lipman, Harry Ellis, Toby Floo.

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