article_snippet: The 31-year-old will commit body and soul to the RBS 6 Nations finale against France with an acute sense of the England’s need to reach a fresh peak and replace fading highlights.
article_snippet: After that New Zealand game I was obviously over the moon, but that New Zealand game was a one-off,’ he said, after being recalled in place of Bath’s Dave Attwood.
article_snippet: On a personal level, this is a welcome return to the starting XV for a player who has been a fixture throughout Lancaster’s tenure and would have won more than his 22 England caps but for injuries.
article_snippet: I am chuffed to be playing again, but I also see it as the start of the hard work.
article_snippet: I played every game between the autumn internationals and the Six Nations, then got the knee injury in the last game before meeting up, which was frustrating.