Rugby: D-Day for Dawson

Matt Dawson’s hopes of facing Australia at Twickenham on Saturday could hinge on a fitness test this morning.

Rugby: D-Day for Dawson
Mon, 05 Nov, 2001 - 09:11

Matt Dawson’s hopes of facing Australia at Twickenham on Saturday could hinge on a fitness test this morning.

The Northampton scrum-half has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury while leading England in last month’s Six Nations loss to Ireland in Dublin.

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