England to use Twickenham away team dressing room against Ireland
Friday 4 September 2015 11:50, UK
England have chosen to use the away dressing room at Twickenham for Saturday's World Cup warm-up game with Ireland in preparation for their opening tournament match against Fiji.
The tournament hosts must wear their red alternate kit and have been designated the visitors' changing room for the September 18 showdown against the Pacific Islanders, who also wear white, after losing a coin toss overseen by World Rugby last year.
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As a result, England head coach Stuart Lancaster has requested his players use the Ireland game to familiarise themselves with the away dressing room.
World Cup rules stipulate all dressing rooms must be adorned with identical tournament branding, meaning the 'inspirational' messages which Lancaster had inscribed in what is usually the home dressing room at Twickenham have been covered up.
England will wear their traditional white jersey for the remaining Pool A matches against Wales, Australia and Uruguay, although they will occupy the visitors' changing room against the Wallabies.
Watch England take on Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up game on Saturday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 at 2pm.
