Launchbury and Vunipola in England’s match day squad

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Former U20 duo and Mako Vunipola have been named by in England matchday 23 for the reception of at Twickenham on Sunday.
The starting line-up is yet to be announced but Launchbury will battle for a place in the second row with Geoff Parling and Wasp teammate Tom Palmer while Vunipola Is facing competition with for the loosehead spot.
Meanwhile, ten players have been released to their clubs to play in the LV Cup.
Among the noticeable names, No.8 Ben Morgan, Wasp flanker James Haskell and centre Anthony Allen.
England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “We have had a good two days back at Pennyhill Park and the players have been very focused on delivering against Fiji.
“Saturday is a great opportunity for us to put a marker down and deliver a quality performance. It’s great to have young players such as Mako Vunipola and Joe Launchbury get their opportunities in the match-day 23 and we are excited about the potential of the squad.
England Squad: Dan Cole, Tom Johnson, Joe Launchbury, Joe Marler, Tom Palmer, David Paice, Geoff Parling, Chris Robshaw, Mako Vunipola, Thomas Waldrom, David Wilson, Tom Wood, Tom Youngs, Brad Barritt, , Danny Care, Owen , Toby Flood, Alex Goode, Ugo Monye, Charlie Sharples, Manu Tuilagi, Ben Youngs.
Players released back to their clubs: Anthony Allen, Mouritz Botha, , Alex Corbisiero, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, James Haskell, Ben Morgan, George Robson, Billy Twelvetrees.

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