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Long way to go: Manu Tuilagi in action against Harlequins
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Called into camp: Henry Thomas of Bath

MANU Tuilagi has slipped down the England pecking order to the extent that he misses out on selection for the England third team picked here. My main selection criteria is form over the current season, and the 26-cap Leicester centre has simply not been good enough to warrant inclusion.
It is a tough call for Tuilagi, not just because he has been injured for the best part of three years but also because...

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