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Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell to link up with England at York training camp

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Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell will join England's squad for a three-day training camp in York ahead of their Guinness Six Nations round-four match against Ireland.Harlequins out-half Smith is yet to feature in this year’s championship due to a calf issue, while Northampton scrum-half Mitchell twisted his knee in training after starting the victories over Italy and Wales.The returning pair will continue rehabilitating their respective injuries alongside a 36-man group, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

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Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Manage Preferences Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who scored a try as a replacement in Saturday’s 30-21 Calcutta Cup loss to Scotland, will be absent as he has a medical exam at Exeter University which must be completed face to face.England return to action on Saturday, 9 March when Grand Slam-chasing Ireland visit Twickenham.Steve Borthwick’s side, who must beat Andy Farrell’s reigning champions to remain in title contention, complete the tournament a week later by taking on France in Lyon. Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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