The hooker’s mother, Jane, died
The hooker’s mother, Jane, died last week but George has decided to play because she “would have wanted me to”.
“I am so lucky that we have a great group of people here,” he told Rugby Union Daily.
“It is going to be special with the rest of my family in the stands. My parents never missed a game.”
The Saracens hooker, 33, was named England captain before the Six Nations following Owen Farrell’s decision to step away.
“Sadly she never saw me captain