England v New Zealand: Alex Corbisiero out injured AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL: ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND Venue: Twickenham Date: Saturday, 16 November Kick-off: 14:30 GMT Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live & online; watch highlights on Saturday (BBC Three, 19:00-20:00 GMT) or Sunday (BBC Two, 13:30-14:30); text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles; watch again on iPlayer England loose-head prop Alex Corbisiero has been ruled out of Saturdays match against New Zealand after a reoccurrence of a knee injury. Corbisiero joins prop Mako Vunipola on the sidelines with wings Christian Wade and Marland Yarde also out. Harlequins prop Joe Marler will have to prove he has recovered from concussion in order to be considered. Corbisieros international record The Northampton Saints loose-head prop has 19 England caps, having made his debut against Italy in February 2011. He missed the opening autumn international against Australia but came off the bench against Argentina. Marler was taken off at half-time in Englands win over Argentina and will have to pass cognitive tests to play. Wasps prop Matt Mullan, 26, who won his only cap as a replacement against Italy in 2010, remains with the squad and will almost certainly be on the bench. Apart from the inclusion of Mullan for Corbisiero and scrum-half Ben Youngs for Danny Care, this is the same squad which featured in the 31-12 victory over Argentina. Youngs, a late withdrawal from the bench against Argentina with a hip complaint, has been given the all-clear for this week. Head coach Stuart Lancaster will name his starting XV on Thursday. Englands autumn series 2 Nov: England 20-13 Australia 9 Nov: England 31-12 Argentina 16 Nov: England v New Zealand (14:30) Northampton and Lions loose-head Corbisiero, 25, who replaced Marler for the second half against Argentina last weekend, was thought to have recovered from the knee injury that saw him miss the win against Australia in the opening autumn Test. But England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: Alex took part in Tuesday mornings forwards training session but suffered some discomfort to his knee. He did not train on Tuesday afternoon and will not be available for selection for the weekend. Who is Matt Mullan? Born: 23 February 1987 Height: 6ft (1.82m) Weight: 17st 5lb (111.1kg) Position: Prop England appearances: 1 Worcester Warriors 2007-2013: 81 appearances London Wasps 2012-2013: 7 appearances Its disappointing for Alex having missed last years Six Nations because of an injury to his other knee. With Mako also unavailable, its a great opportunity for Joe Marler and Matt Mullan, who has been with us all week and is raring to go in the 23. London Irish wing Yarde failed to recover from his hip problem, while Wasps winger Wade will miss the game against the world champions with a tight hamstring. Ahead of Saturdays game, Lancaster added: Weve had a good start to the week and now its a case of tapering down the training and getting ourselves ready for the ultimate challenge. The Twickenham crowd has been great over the last two weeks and we know they will be just as vocal as they were against New Zealand last year. England 23-man squad v New Zealand: Forwards: D Cole (Leicester Tigers), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), J Launchbury (London Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton Saints), J Marler (Harlequins), B Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), M Mullan (London Wasps), G Parling (Leicester Tigers), C Robshaw (Harlequins), B Vunipola(Saracens), D Wilson (Bath Rugby), T Wood (Northampton Saints), T Youngs (Leicester Tigers). Backs: C Ashton (Saracens), M Brown (Harlequins), L Dickson (Northampton Saints), O Farrell (Saracens), T Flood (Leicester Tigers), B Foden (Northampton Saints), A Goode (Saracens), J Tomkins (Saracens), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby), B Youngs (Leicester Tigers).
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:11:58 +0000
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