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Shock England recall for Dallaglio

15/06/2007

Wasps forward Lawrence Dallaglio has been handed a shock England lifeline after being named in Brian Ashton's 47-man training squad for the World Cup in France.

The 34-year-old has been frozen out of the international scene for more than a year and failed to make the Six Nations cut.

But his displays in Wasps' back-row during their victorious Heineken Cup campaign has prompted England coach Ashton to give him the chance to earn a place in his final World Cup squad.

Bath lock Danny Grewcock has been dropped from Ashton's plans after he was suspended for the first two games of the tournament for punching an opponent in the European Challenge Cup final.

There was better news for new call-ups Danny Cipriani and Dan Hipkiss however, while Charlie Hodgson, Mike Tindall, Dan Ward-Smith and Andrew Sheridan will all take part in England's Portugal training camp.

England World Cup preliminary training squad.

Forwards:
Steve Borthwick (Bath Rugby), George Chuter (Leicester Tigers), Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers), Lawrence Dallaglio (London Wasps), Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers), Nick Easter (NEC Harlequins), Perry Freshwater (Perpignan), James Haskell (London Wasps), Andrew Hazell (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers), Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks), Lee Mears (Bath Rugby), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Tom Palmer (London Wasps), Tom Rees (London Wasps), Mark Regan (Bristol Rugby), Simon Shaw (London Wasps), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Matt Stevens (Bath Rugby), Phil Vickery (London Wasps), Dan Ward-Smith (Bristol Rugby), Julian White (Leicester Tigers), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Kevin Yates (Saracens).

Backs: Nick Abendanon (Bath Rugby), Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby), Mike Catt (London Irish), Danny Cipriani (London Wasps), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Andrew Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons), Shane Geraghty (London Irish), Andrew Gomarsall (NEC Harlequins), Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Josh Lewsey (London Wasps), Olly Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Shaun Perry (Bristol Rugby), Peter Richards (Gloucester Rugby), Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks), Paul Sackey (London Wasps), David Strettle (NEC Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons), Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby), Fraser Waters (London Wasps), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons).

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