England coach Stuart Lancaster reacts before their Six Nations international rugby union match against Wales at Twickenham in London March 9, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - What was originally tagged as a 20-man training group increasingly appears to be a potential first test squad as England coach Stuart Lancaster's woes increase ahead of next month's tour to New Zealand.
Victory for Northampton and Saracens in their Premiership semi-finals on Friday and Saturday respectively has robbed Lancaster of 13 established team members for the June 7 match as they will have insufficient time to recover from the Twickenham decider seven days earlier.
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