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England call up uncapped Northampton Saints lock David Ribbans

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The Saints forward joins Eddie Jones' Six Nations squad ahead of games against France and Ireland.

Uncapped Northampton lock David Ribbans has been called into England's Guinness Six Nations squad.

Ribbans has received the call from England head coach Eddie Jones after his Saints colleague Courtney Lawes was sidelined for the rest of this season's tournament through injury.

England resume their Six Nations campaign against France on Saturday week, having suffered defeats against Scotland and Wales either side of beating Italy.

Courtney Lawes will miss the remainder of England's Six Nations campaign through injury (David Davies/PA)

The Rugby Football Union, meanwhile, added that some of Jones' 28-man squad "who have received less playing time during the tournament" will be given an opportunity to play for their clubs this weekend.

"This will be an individual decision for each player from a performance perspective and is in line with tournament regulations and Covid-19 protocols," the RFU said.

Jones limited his Six Nations squad selection in January to 28 players in an effort to enhance coronavirus safety measures.

The RFU struck an agreement with Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association that enables the 28 members to remain in camp for the entirety of a Test week.

It was previously customary for Jones to pick an initial training squad of around 32 players that would arrive in camp on a Monday.

This would then be trimmed to a smaller group of 23 to 25 on a Tuesday or Wednesday night, enabling those not in contention to play for England that weekend to turn out for their clubs instead.

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