Fourie heading back to Leeds after injury

Fourie played the first half of England's 28-28 draw with the Australian Barbarians on Tuesday before being forced off with separate calf and ankle problems.

The 30-year-old spent yesterday receiving treatment from England doctor Mike Bundy but the decision to send him home was confirmed after he underwent a scan in Perth.

Northampton loose forward Dowson will replace Fourie in the squad after being called up from England Saxons' Churchill Cup campaign.

Dowson had been due to captain the Saxons against Russia yesterday but will instead fly from the USA to link up with Martin Johnson's squad in Perth.

The 28-year-old was considered extremely unfortunate not to have made the initial 44-man senior squad after an outstanding season for Northampton.

Dowson was shortlisted for the Guinness Premiership player of the season award and he provides Johnson with options across the back row.

The Saints captain's preferred position is No 8 but he is comfortable at blindside flanker and had been due to play for the Saxons at openside.

Leicester-bound lock George Skivington will now take over as Saxons captain with Saracens flanker Andy Saull coming into the team.

Fourie will fly home on Sunday.

England lock Dave Attwood had two charges of alleged stamping thrown out after the Rugby Football Union exploited a procedural error made by their Australian counter-parts. The 23-year-old Gloucester forward appeared before a disciplinary panel in Perth after being cited over incidents in both halves of England's 28-28 draw with Australian Barbarians.

The second occasion was caught on camera and Attwood's right foot could be seen making contact with the head of his opposite number Mitch Chapman.

But the RFU's legal expert Richard Smith QC ensured that judicial officer Paul Tully never even got to consider Attwood's guilt by proving both charges to be invalid.

England had not been consulted over the appointment of an Australian citing commissioner and Smith successfully argued that Scott Nowland could not be considered an "independent authority".

The standard International Rugby Board tour agreement states that independent officials must oversee all non-cap internationals unless there is an agreement from both unions.

Smith has not travelled with the squad but he worked on the case until 5am in the morning and he represented the RFU in the disciplinary hearing via conference call from Bristol.