Overseas players leave little room at 12

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Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi has pulled out of the England squad

EXETER, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Manu Tuilagi of Sale Sharks looks on during the Gallagher Premiership play off semi final match between Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks at Sandy Park on June 19, 2021 in Exeter, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

NICK CAIN

IF you are perplexed by England’s lack of choice when it comes to big inside centres as potential replacements for Manu Tuilagi look no further than the fact that so few Premiership No.12s are English qualified.
A quick survey shows no less than 12 who are not available for Eddie Jones, with nine of them coming from overseas and three who are English born and bred, but have opted for other nations Nick Tompkins (Saracens/Wales) and Scotland’s Rory Hutchinson (Northampton) and Duncan Taylor (Saracens).
The overseas contingent includes Andre Esterhuizen (SA/Harlequins), Malakai Feki...

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