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Sam Simmonds has been named in England’s squad to prepare for Saturday’s Six Nations match against France. It was initially thought he would not be available until the final weekend of the tournament due to a shoulder injury but he will join the squad on Sunday and will be assessed by England before it is determined whether he is ready for Saturday’s match in Paris.
Simmonds is part of a 33-man squad – named a day early by England, who arranged an additional training session at Twickenham on Saturday for 25 players after final week’s camp in Oxford had to be cleave short due to the adverse weather. The Exeter back-row, or who injured his shoulder in the 12-6 victory over Wales final month and the following week,Eddie Jones said that he “won’t be available for at least the next two matches”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk