Matt Dawson is still hopeful he will play in England’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Italy despite suffering a shoulder injury in a reserve game.
The Northampton scrum-half took a knock to his right shoulder late in the match against Leicester – his first start since the World Cup.
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