Three changes as England prepare for France

England manager Martin Johnson has made three changes to the side that will host France in the Six Nations on Sunday.Winger Paul Sackey has been ruled out of the match, having failed to recover from a calf injury picked up during the defeat to Ireland.He will be replaced by Ugo Monye, prompting a switch to the right wing for Mark Cueto.In the forwards, lock Nick Kennedy and flanker James Haskell have been dropped to the bench in favour of Simon Shaw and Tom Croft respectively.Shaw is set to earn his 51st cap in the match at Twickenham, having first appeared for England in 1996.Johnson has retained a place among the substitutes for Danny Care, despite calls for the scrum-half to be left out after being sin-binned at a critical juncture at Croke Park.The Irish, meanwhile, have handed centre Gordon D'Arcy his first start since breaking his arm in last year's tournament, as they travel to face Scotland at Murrayfield.

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Posted on:- 11/03/2009 - 17:00 PM
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