Wigglesworth replaces injured Youngs for England
Richard Wigglesworth has been added to England's squad for Saturday's Six Nations showdown with Wales following an injury to Ben Youngs.
Leicester Tigers scrum-half Youngs sustained a potentially tournament-ending knee injury in Sunday's 46-15 win over Italy in Rome.
His Saracens counterpart Wigglesworth now comes into the reckoning, having been named in a 32-man pool by coach Eddie Jones.
Wigglesworth has won 27 caps and featured at both the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.
Exeter hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has also been included, with Wasps' Nathan Hughes set to have fitness assessed before a decision is taken on his participation in the championship.
Like England, Wales won their opening match, putting on an impressive showing to down Scotland 34-7 in Cardiff.
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Amazing. The losing team’s ratings are higher than the winning team’s. Mallia definitely didn’t deserve a y. What game were you watching? Should have got a w or an x. ADP hardly featured in that second half. At one point I wondered when he’d been subbed. Seems to me as if he gets an automatic 9 just for getting onto the team sheet.
Go to commentsI’m sorry. That second half was far from enthralling. It was painful to watch.
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