Clark released as Webber and Hodgson are retained for England’s Six Nations opener

Calum Clark will have to wait for his England debut. The Northampton flanker, who played under Stuart Lancaster at Leeds Carnegie, was one of eight players returned to their clubs last night.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Jan 2012, 18:17 BST

Dave Attwood, Matt Banahan, Alex Goode, Lee Mears, Joe Simpson, Thomas Waldrom and David Wilson have all been made available for their club sides this weekend.

Lancaster now has a squad of 24 to pick his 22-man squad from, including Halifax-born fly-half Charlie Hodgson, York-born hooker Rob Webber, former Leeds lock Tom Palmer and ex-Rotherham winger David Strettle.

Lancaster’s 24-man squad is...

Forwards (13)

Mouritz Botha (Saracens)

Alex Corbisiero (London Irish)

Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)

Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)

Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints)

Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)

Joe Marler (Harlequins)

Ben Morgan (Scarlets)

Tom Palmer (Stade Francais)

Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)

Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)

Matt Stevens (Saracens)

Rob Webber (London Wasps)

Backs (11)

Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints)

Brad Barritt (Saracens)

Mike Brown (Harlequins)

Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints)

Owen Farrell (Saracens)

Ben Foden (Northampton Saints)

Charlie Hodgson (Saracens)

Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby)

David Strettle (Saracens)

Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins)

Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

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The following players will return to their Premiership clubs this evening and be available for the weekend’s LV Cup Round 4 matches.

Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby)

Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)

Calum Clark (Northampton Saints)

Alex Goode (Saracens)

Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)

Joe Simpson (London Wasps)

Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)

David Wilson (Bath Rugby)

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