Tom Curry will return to England’s team for the rugby test against Japan on Sunday, two weeks after being knocked out while making a tackle against Australia.

England have made two changes for Japan on Sunday with Tom Curry and George Furbank both starting, while Asher Opoku-Fordjour is in line to make his debut from the bench.

England have defended the decision to recall Tom Curry for Sunday’s clash with Japan even though he was knocked out against Australia a fortnight ago. Curry will reprise his destructive ‘Kamikaze Kids’ partnership with Sam Underhill for the first ...