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Borthwick pulls out of England training

Article Published: Tuesday 9 February 2010

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England captain Steve Borthwick sat out the squad's training session on Tuesday because of illness but the lock is expected to be fit in time to lead the side in Sunday's Six Nations match away to Italy.
 
Meanwhile New Zealand born centre Riki Flutey is in contention for this weekend's international in Rome after being ruled out of England's tournament-opening 30-17 win against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

Flutey withdrew with a dead leg suffered in training.

But fellow New Zealand born centre Shontayne Hape, a former Kiwi rugby league international who was forced out of his bench place on the morning of the Wales match with a bug, was one of several squad players released on Tuesday along with Leicester midfielder Danny Hipkiss.

England manager Martin Johnson will pick his starting side and bench from the 22-man squad he originally chose for the Wales game plus flanker Chris Robshaw and prop Matt Mullen.

Johnson, England's 2003 World Cup-winning captain, is due to name his team to play Italy on Wednesday.
 
The following players were released back to their clubs:

Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints)
Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)
Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers)
Shontayne Hape (Bath Rugby)
Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers)
Courtenay Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)
Dan Ward-Smith (London Wasps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

 
 
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