High Noon for England as Azzurri come to Twickenham

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.

Noon was left out of the original matchday 22 but returned to the squad yesterday after Tindall damaged his back during a weights session.

England confirmed last night that Tindall had failed to recover in time and that Noon would go straight into the starting XV, with Mathew Tait retained on the bench.