Shontayne is Hape to be in Johnson's England squad

FORMER Bradford Bulls rugby league player Shontayne Hape has been named in Martin Johnson's 32-man England squad for rugby union's forthcoming Six Nations.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jan 2010, 13:05 BST
Updated 13th Jan 2010, 13:10 BST

The ex-New Zealand international, 28, is joined by Northampton trio Chris Ashton, Courtney Lawes and Ben Foden in the revised elite player squad.

There is no place in the senior squad for Danny Cipriani or Shane Geraghty, who have to be content with places in the second-string England Saxons.

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Delon Armitage, Riki Flutey, Toby Flood and Nick Easter are all back in the fold after missing England's disappointing autumn international campaign through injury.

Harlequins' Leeds-born scrum-half Danny Care retains his place.

England's revised 32-man senior elite player squad: Forwards: S Armitage (London Irish), S Borthwick (Saracens), J Crane (Leicester), T Croft (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Stade Francais), C Lawes (Northampton), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), T Payne (Wasps), S Shaw (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), S Thompson (CA Brive), J White (Leicester), D Wilson (Bath).

Backs: D Armitage (London Irish), C Ashton (Northampton), M Banahan (Bath), D Care (Harlequins), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester), B Foden (Northampton), R Flutey (CA Brive), S Hape (Bath), D Hipkiss (Leicester), P Hodgson (London Irish), U Monye (Harlequins), M Tait (Sale Sharks), J Wilkinson (Toulon).

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