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Seven Tigers stay with England squad

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Seven Leicester Tigers players have been retained in the 23-man England squad preparing for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations match against France at Twickenham.

Forwards Dan Cole, Geoff Parling, Thomas Waldrom and Tom Youngs, and backs Toby Flood, Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs are in the same 23-man group that lined up against Ireland in the last round.

Saturday’s game is a 5pm kick-off and there will be full live coverage at Welford Road ahead of the Tigers match against Saracens. Watch on the big screen inside Final Whistle.

England squad
Forwards
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)

Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
James Haskell (London Wasps)
Joe Launchbury (London Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Backs

Chris Ashton (Saracens)
Brad Barritt (Saracens)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Goode (Saracens)
Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

The following players have been released back to their Aviva Premiership clubs:
Mouritz Botha (Saracens), Alex Corbisiero (London Irish), Elliot Daly (London Wasps), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Will Fraser (Saracens), Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), David Strettle (Saracens), Henry Thomas (Sale Sharks), Joel Tomkins (Saracens), Billy Vunipola (London Wasps)