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NEWS
Luger in, Healey out
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 7:58 GMT
Leicester Tigers star Austin Healey has been dropped by England manager Clive Woodward for Saturday's Twickenham clash against World Champions Australia.
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The versatile Healey, who can play anywhere in the back division, has lost his place on England's right wing as one of two changes from the side that dramatically defeated South Africa in Bloemfontein almost five months ago.
In his place comes Saracens' Dan Luger (pictured), with Northampton's Ben Cohen retaining his place on the other wing after showing some recent good form for his club.
Healey meanwhile drops down to the bench.
Gloucester prop Phil Vickery - who last played for England in the 19-13 defeat by Scotland in the final match of the Six Nations Championship - returns after injury and takes over from Saracens' Julian White in the front row.
His front-row colleague, Harlequins' Jason Leonard, will make history on Saturday as he joins Rory Underwood as England's highest capped Test player ever on 85 caps.
Only one uncapped player makes the squad - Bath's lock Steve Borthwick. Northampton scrum-half and England's Six Nations skipper Matt Dawson is also on the bench as cover for Saracens' Kyran Bracken.
England:
M Perry (Bath); D Luger (Saracens), M Tindall (Bath), M Catt (Bath), B Cohen (Northampton); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), K Bracken (Saracens); J Leonard (Harlequins), P Greening (Wasps), P Vickery (Gloucester), M Johnson (Leicester, capt), D Grewcock (Saracens), R Hill (Saracens), N Back (Leicester), L Dallaglio (Wasps).
Replacements:
M Regan (Bath), D Flatman (Saracens), S Borthwick (Bath), M Corry (Leicester), M Dawson (Northampton), A Healey (Leicester), I Balshaw (Bath).
By Pat McLoughlin
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