LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones included eight uncapped players but retained the bulk of his World Cup group when he named a 34-man squad for the Six Nations championship on Monday.
Jones included 22 players involved in Japan, where England lost in the final to South Africa, but several of the absentees are carrying injuries, including number eight Billy Vunipola, who broke his arm for the fourth time on Sunday, and Jack Nowell who played for Exeter on Saturday but now needs ankle surgery.
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