Tuilagi returns for England, but O'Driscoll takes centre stage

English centre to feature against Italy, but Ireland will win title with victory over France

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MANU TUILAGI is set to make his first appearance for England in 12 months tomorrow when England play Italy in Rome. The 22-year-old centre hasn't played for his country since March last year thanks to a chest injury that kept him out of last year's autumn internationals and most of this season's Six Nations.

But he is now recovered and coach Stuart Lancaster has named Tuilagi on the bench for the vital clash with Italy and it seems certain that the Samoan-born star will appear at some point in the second half to crash through tired Italian tackles.

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