England will miss Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon in the World Cup

The men who play in France are likely to be left out thanks to a principle. Their ability to offer something different could be missed• Manu Tuilagi to miss Rugby World Cup after assaulting police officer• Stuart Lancaster’s choices for World Cup 45 seem clear• Martin Johnson tells Steffon Armitage: play in England or forget World CupWorld Cup years work in mysterious ways. Just when it seemed that Stuart Lancaster had nothing on his mind more controversial than the matter of whether or not to include the French exiles, Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon, in his England squad – to be announc…