England call up Tuilagi and Cowan-Dickie for Scotland Six Nations clash
England have bolstered their options for the Six Nations clash against Scotland on Saturday week by naming Manu Tuilagi, Luke Cowan-Dickie and George Martin in a strengthened 36-man training squad.
Tuilagi and Cowan-Dickie, both of Sale, and the Leicester second-row Martin are back and set to be available for Steve Borthwick for the Calcutta Cup fixture at Murrayfield, when England aim to make it three wins from three in this year’s tournament.
The Harlequins fly-half, Marcus Smith, and the Bath centre, Ollie Lawrence, also joined the group that gathered at Twickenham, and will continue to rehabilitate injuries in camp. Smith has a calf injury while Lawrence is recovering from a hip problem.
Meanwhile the Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh has been called into Italy’s Six Nations squad for the first time, before the meeting with France on Sunday week. Quins announced on Monday that Lynagh, the son of Wallaby international Michael Lynagh, will join Benetton in the summer to “pursue his international aspirations”.
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Italy’s head coach, Gonzalo Quesada, has wasted no time in selecting the wing who was called up to an England training squad by Eddie Jones in 2021. The Azzurri play France in Lille following opening defeats by England and Ireland.