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Published 08:29 18 Jun 2017 BST
Updated 08:37 18 Jun 2017 BST
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Iain Henderson starts in the second row, CJ Stander will be number 8 and Robbie Henshaw will resume a familiar centre partnership with Jared Payne for the side.
The full team is as followed,
15 Liam Williams,14 Jack Nowell, 13 Jared Payne,12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 1 Joe Marler, 2 Rory Best (c), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Iain Henderson, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 James Haskell, 7 Justin Tipuric, 8 CJ Stander.
The captaincy caps off a great week for the 34-year-old as he was awarded an OBE for services to rugby.
Speaking to Press Association Sport , Best said how the whole thing is a huge privilege.
“I’m just so surprised and humbled; it’s such a massive honour,” he said.
“To be recognised for contributing to a sport, for someone to feel I’m worthy of being nominated, and then to be deemed worthy, it’s quite incredible.
“My parents were obviously delighted. My mum and dad actually both have MBEs, my dad for agriculture and my mum for services to the public sector."
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