BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) - Professional rugby is often described as a game of fine margins and England flanker Tom Croft would be the first to agree after coming perilously close to being paralysed after breaking his neck making a tackle last April.
Remarkably, Croft will be on the bench for England in their Six Nations game against Italy on Sunday as after just five hours of game time for Leicester, England coach Stuart Lancaster felt he had done enough to come back into the international fold.
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