Flanker will lead side against Scotland and Italy
• 25-year-old Harlequins captain succeeds Lewis Moody
Chris Robshaw will captain England against Scotland in the Six Nations despite having only been capped once.
Chris Robshaw will captain England in their first two Six Nations matches. The 25-year-old Harlequins skipper has been handed the armband for the games against Scotland and Italy, despite having only been capped once by his country.
Tom Wood was Stuart Lancaster's first choice to lead the interim coach's new-look England side but the Northampton player will miss the start of the championship with a toe injury.
"It's a huge honour and a very proud day – hopefully one that will live in my memory for a long time to come," Robshaw said. "It's not about myself because there are six or seven guys around me who all have a massive role to play – there's lots of other leaders in the group."
Robshaw is one of the least experienced players in international terms ever to have captained England, although they have previously been led by four uncapped players.
After being named the Premiership player of the year three years ago, he was awarded his sole cap in that summer's defeat to Argentina. He also played in a loss against the Barbarians two weeks earlier but has not featured for his country since the second Test against the Pumas in 2009.
Lancaster said: "We have a strong leadership group and I have been very impressed with the way they have all stepped up so far. Chris is a key member of that group and has shown with Harlequins and when I have worked with him in the Saxons that he can lead a team tactically and passionately.
"I am delighted that he has got this chance at the highest level and I know it will be a very proud moment for him, his club, family and friends when he leads England out at Murrayfield on Saturday."
Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/30/chris-robshaw-captain-england-six-nations?newsfeed=true
Tom Wood was Stuart Lancaster's first choice to lead the interim coach's new-look England side but the Northampton player will miss the start of the championship with a toe injury.
"It's a huge honour and a very proud day – hopefully one that will live in my memory for a long time to come," Robshaw said. "It's not about myself because there are six or seven guys around me who all have a massive role to play – there's lots of other leaders in the group."
Robshaw is one of the least experienced players in international terms ever to have captained England, although they have previously been led by four uncapped players.
After being named the Premiership player of the year three years ago, he was awarded his sole cap in that summer's defeat to Argentina. He also played in a loss against the Barbarians two weeks earlier but has not featured for his country since the second Test against the Pumas in 2009.
Lancaster said: "We have a strong leadership group and I have been very impressed with the way they have all stepped up so far. Chris is a key member of that group and has shown with Harlequins and when I have worked with him in the Saxons that he can lead a team tactically and passionately.
"I am delighted that he has got this chance at the highest level and I know it will be a very proud moment for him, his club, family and friends when he leads England out at Murrayfield on Saturday."
Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/30/chris-robshaw-captain-england-six-nations?newsfeed=true
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