ENGLAND centre Riki Flutey has agreed a three-year deal to rejoin his former club Wasps.

JEAN de VILLIERS may be coming to the end of his Munster stint, but he won’t be replaced in the province’s back line by England’s Riki Flutey.

IF Martin Johnson needed any reassurance the anguish of developing a new England team can ultimately be worth it, he need only listen to Marc Lievremont.

France 12 England 10

NICK DE LUCA left Riki Flutey and Mathew Tait dazed and confused last weekend, but the Scotland centre admits trying to do the same to Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy may be his biggest ever challenge.

AN emotional Dan Parks has revealed how he and his Scotland team-mates were moved to tears as a stricken Thom Evans gave them a pre-match pep talk ahead of their Calcutta Cup draw with England.

New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu has praised Gareth Thomas for his “brave” decision to come out.

IRELAND rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll feels his collision with Paul O’Connell in the recent victory over England at Twickenham was caused by English centre Riki Flutey.

MUNSTER manager Shaun Payne admitted last night to “a degree of concern” that the decision to appeal the six-week suspension imposed on Jerry Flannery after an incident in the France-Ireland game could backfire on the former Heineken Cup champions.

Danny Care vowed to take out his frustrations on Scotland after England suffering an agonising 20-16 defeat to Ireland in the RBS 6 Nations.

WHEN Gordon D’Arcy eyes up his opposite number ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Six Nations clash between England and Ireland at Twickenham, he will see a man born and raised in New Zealand, shaped in England and polished in France.

Brian O’Driscoll believes England’s new-look centre partnership is beginning to thrive.

THE escalating Jonny Wilkinson debate spread across the Irish Sea yesterday and, like Martin Johnson, Ireland defence coach Les Kiss was effusive in his praise of the under-fire out-half.

RIKI FLUTEY has played down talk of a move to Munster, insisting he has not been contacted by anyone from the province and revealing he cannot move unless Brive, his current employers, agree to let him go.

MARTIN JOHNSON will keep faith with Jonny Wilkinson when he names his England team at noon today to face Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.

ENGLAND and Lions centre Riki Flutey, pictured, is on the cusp of signing for Munster, according to media reports in France.

Italy 12 England 17

Martin Johnson revealed England are preparing to take Italy on at their own game after he announced a forward-dominated bench for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations showdown at the Stadio Flaminio.

ENGLAND have been forced into a late change ahead of their RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales today after Riki Flutey was ruled out with a dead leg.

England centre Riki Flutey has been ruled out of tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales after suffering a thigh injury in training.

Martin Johnson was bullish about England's RBS 6 Nations title chances after naming a new-look squad that includes rugby league converts Shontayne Hape and Chris Ashton.

LEINSTER manager Chris Whitaker described Brian O’Driscoll’s selection by prestigious Rugby World magazine as player of the decade as a no-brainer.

SHANE GERAGHTY has made an irresistible case to run England’s back division alongside Jonny Wilkinson in the autumn Test matches.

British and Irish Lions centre Riki Flutey has been ruled out of England’s autumn schedule with a shoulder injury.

THE smiles were back and promises kept as the 2009 British and Irish Lions produced the performance of this South African tour to emphatically avoid a whitewash at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday with a victory that highlighted just how unlucky they were to lose the three-game Test series.

South Africa 9 British and Irish Lions 28

Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Roberts will reprise their destructive centre partnership when the Lions tackle the Sharks in Durban on Wednesday.

Wales wing Leigh Halfpenny is anxious for a quick return to duty after what he admitted was a “frustrating” British and Irish Lions debut.

KEITH EARLS has been praised for his phenomenal powers of recovery in overcoming an injury that could have ended his Lions tour.

ROCKY ELSOM believes late Lions call-up Gordon D’Arcy is an ideal candidate to be a marquee foreign player in the Super 14.

Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy was today called up to the British and Irish Lions squad in South Africa.

Warren Gatland believes the Blue Bulls’ stunning Super 14 triumph has underlined how tough a task the British and Irish Lions face in South Africa.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL insists he will not be on a mission to right any wrongs when he lines up for the 2009 British and Irish Lions tomorrow.

Iain Balshaw looks set to become the latest England international who will ply his trade in French club rugby next season.

England 26 Scotland 12

WALK into any pub and mention the atmosphere at the finest rugby stadiums around the globe and you will hear the hushed, reverential tones of someone describing how a moving sea of 82,000 Ireland fans at Croke Park can sow the seeds of doubt in opposition minds.

Riki Flutey has challenged England to put together the complete performance when Scotland travel to London this weekend after their devastating first-half show against France.

ENGLAND romped to their most emphatic victory over France since the glory days of 2003 as Martin Johnson’s under-fire side enjoyed a staggering return to form at Twickenham.

England 34 France 10

IRELAND backs coach Alan Gaffney and manager Paul McNaughton last night rubbished notions that Craig Joubert, the South African referee at Croke Park tomorrow, might in any way be influenced by complaints emanating from the England camp over the last fortnight or so.

Alun-Wyn Jones has missed two tackles during this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship – both on the same player.

ENGLAND’S elite rugby director Rob Andrew yesterday warned players who land lucrative club contracts abroad risk jeopardising their international careers.

WASPS have confirmed that England internationals Riki Flutey, James Haskell and Tom Palmer will all move to French clubs next season.

Wasps this morning confirmed that England internationals Riki Flutey, James Haskell and Tom Palmer will all move to French clubs next season.