Johnstone and Lyne set to make England debuts

Trinity duo Tom Johnstone and Reece Lyne are set to make their England debuts against France tomorrow evening.
Tom Johnstone scoring against Catalans Dragons.Tom Johnstone scoring against Catalans Dragons.
Tom Johnstone scoring against Catalans Dragons.

England head coach Wayne Bennett has named his side who will face France at the Leigh Sports Village tomorrow night.

Johnstone, who scored 24 tries for Wakefield in 2018, will earn his first England cap ahead of the three-test series with New Zealand.

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Lyne has also been given the chance to stake his claim for a starting spot against the Kiwis as he has also been named in the starting line-up for the clash with France.

Reece Lyne.Reece Lyne.
Reece Lyne.

France will be warming up for their European Championship campaign where they will face Wales, Ireland and Scotland for a place at the 2021 World Cup.

The Wakefield pair are two of eight players who will make their debuts with Jamie Shaul and Oliver Holmes set to start, while Castleford's Adam Milner, Luke Thompson, Robbie Mulhern and Liam Sutcliffe have been named on the bench.

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