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Stuart Lancaster & The England Squad

Sam Burgess sits out Paris match

Stuart Lancaster has selected a team to play France on Saturday that features 14 changes to the starting XV from...

Rugby World Cup 2015: Luther Burrell - 'It is brutal at this level but no-one is irreplaceable'

Performance of Sam Burgess against France means there's little wriggle room for Luther Burrell

Rugby World Cup 2015: Luther Burrell under pressure as Sam Burgess closes in on England's 31-man squad

League convert rested as World Cup berth nears but Lancaster wants big response from midfield against France

Stuart Lancaster denies Sam Burgess has guaranteed World Cup place

• England head coach Lancaster leaves Burgess out of France warm-up • Lancaster throws down gauntlet to Luther Burrell to performIf England end up scoring half as many tries as there have been questions...

Strong England side named for France

Mike Brown will play for the first time since March as England contest the second of their World Cup warm-ups with France.

England unleash some big guns for return game against France

England have selected Luther Burrell and Jonathan Joseph as their centres for Saturday's World Cup warm-up match against France in Paris.

Danny Cipriani gets chance of England World Cup squad spot against France

• Sale Sharks man set for opportunity at full-back from bench in warm-up game• Paris match will see Mike Brown start for first time since MarchDanny Cipriani has been given another opportunity to stake...

Rugby World Cup 2015: Danny Cipriani given one last chance to impress for England

Cipriani named as a replacement for England against France, with Sam Burgess not in the squad, suggesting he's done enough to make the final 31

Lancaster throws down gauntlet to Burrell

Stuart Lancaster has challenged Luther Burrell to respond to the challenge laid down by Sam Burgess and Henry Slade as the battle for midfield places intensifies ahead of England's second World Cup warm-up...