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Stevens named in England squad
RUGBY UNION: England manager Martin Johnson has included Saracens’ prop Matt Stevens in his 45-man preliminary training squad for the Rugby World Cup. The 28-year-old, who completed a two-year ban in January after testing positive for cocaine, is the headline inclusion alongside five uncapped players Manusamoa Tuilagi, Thomas Waldrom, Joe Simpson, Charlie Sharples and Stevens’ Sarries team-mate Mouritz Botha. Johnson said: “Every one of these players has the chance to be in that final 30 going to New Zealand. The camp is going to be intense and competitive.”