England have been dealt another major injury setback with the loss of World Cup winner Phil Vickery from their autumn Tests.

Ospreys boss Scott Johnson has emphasised the need for discipline and patience when his star-studded Welsh challengers launch their Heineken Cup campaign at Leicester tomorrow.

MARTIN JOHNSON believes Joe Worsley has played himself firmly into the frame for Lions selection after a series of world-class performances for England.

England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team to play Scotland in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown despite injury concerns over fly-half Toby Flood and flanker Joe Worsley.

Joe Worsley will make his first start for England since the group stages of the 2007 World Cup after being selected at open-side flanker for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Wales.

JAMIE NOON has answered England’s latest injury SOS and will start against Italy in the RBS 6 Nations opener at Twickenham today after Mike Tindall was ruled out with a back injury.

Jamie Noon is ready to answer England’s latest injury SOS and replace Mike Tindall in the team to play Italy at Twickenham tomorrow.

Andy Goode will make his first England appearance in over two years in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy after being handed a surprise recall.

England team manager Martin Johnson has insisted Danny Cipriani is still part of his plans for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

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ENGLAND star Lewis Moody will miss this season’s entire RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering a broken ankle.

BATH boss Steve Meehan has thrown down the gauntlet to French giants Toulouse ahead of tomorrow’s s Heineken Cup showdown, declaring: “They should be very concerned.”

Ben Foden’s blistering form for Northampton has been rewarded with a call-up to the elite England squad.

SHANE JENNINGS hopes to find out tonight if he will be eligible for Leinster’s crunch Heineken Cup tie against Wasps at Twickenham on Saturday after the province decided to appeal the three-week ban handed to the flanker last Tuesday.

WASPS flanker Tom Rees will miss the start of England’s RBS 6 Nations campaign after it was confirmed he had suffered ligament damage in his left knee.

DANNY CIPRIANI put his England misery behind him as Wasps survived a sterling Edinburgh fightback in another Heineken Cup thriller at Murrayfield.

RICHIE McCAW is adamant the All Blacks can enjoy fulfilling Test careers even if success at the World Cup eludes them.

Danny Cipriani insisted his rugby career is not being hampered by a “celebrity lifestyle”, after he was dropped by England for this weekend’s final autumn Test against New Zealand.

Danny Cipriani has been dropped from the England team to play New Zealand on Saturday.

MARTIN JOHNSON faces the ultimate leadership test just three active weeks into his tenure as he attempts to scrape England off the floor in time to face the mighty New Zealand.

Director of rugby Ian McGeechan has named an unchanged starting line up for London Wasps clash with Leinster at the RDS on Saturday.

Rob Andrew has revealed injured fly-half Danny Cipriani is unlikely to be included in England’s elite player squad for next season.

England have made wholesale changes to their back division for Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand.

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England look to have avoided the injury scourge that has blighted their RBS 6 Nations campaign ahead of tomorrow’s showdown against France.

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Captain Phil Vickery is set to give injury-ravaged England a timely boost by being declared fit for tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy.

England assistant coach John Wells has no doubt Italy will look to “knock our blocks off” when the World Cup finalists face a testing RBS 6 Nations mission on Sunday.

BRIAN ASHTON insists England are ready for their Italian job tomorrow — and he is confident it will not be a botched mission.

England captain Phil Vickery has handed the World Cup finalists an injury scare ahead of Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Italy in Rome.

Jonny Wilkinson has avoided the axe for England’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy in Rome on Sunday.

CARDIFF BLUES winger Jamie Roberts will make his Wales debut in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with Scotland after head coach Warren Gatland made three changes to the side that beat England last weekend.

Italy assistant coach Carlo Orlandi is expecting England to raise their game when they travel to Rome for their second match of the RBS 6 Nations Championship this weekend.

England flanker Tom Rees will miss the rest of the RBS 6 Nations championship after his club Wasps confirmed he has suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

Jonny Wilkinson looks set to clear a second major hurdle tomorrow by keeping his place in the England team for next Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Italy.

Uncapped Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson has been called into the England training squad preparing for next Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy in Rome.

England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson does not believe he injured Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas with a dangerous tackle.

WALES coach Warren Gatland looks set to change a winning team when his Twickenham heroes continue their quest for the RBS 6 Nations title against Scotland in Cardiff next Saturday.

England centre Mike Tindall looks set to miss the rest of this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering a serious injury against Twickenham conquerors Wales yesterday.

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WASPS have called a press conference for lunchtime today that will end mounting speculation over Lawrence Dallaglio’s future.

DECLAN Kidney yesterday demonstrated his conservatism by recalling a couple of thirty-somethings to his back division for this evening’s Heineken Cup clash with London Wasps at the splendid Ricoh Stadium in Coventry (5.30pm, Sky Sports 2).