Fin Smith says it was 'pretty surreal' to be told he would be wearing the England No.10 shirt for the first time this weekend.
Alex Mitchell is fit to return from a leg injury as he starts for England against Ireland in the Guinness Six Nations opener in Dublin on Saturday (kick-off 4.45pm).
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