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Why did Pollock play on the wing?
Henry Pollock is typically a back-row forward, a position focused on tackling and winning the ball. Moving him to the wing, usually for faster, agile players, is highly unusual. It suggests England's coach, Steve Borthwick, made a tactical gamble, perhaps due to injuries or to inject pace, which paid off with Pollock's two tries.
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