Eleven months ago, Shane Geraghty materialised in the England squad from the back end of nowhere and promptly contributed to an unexpected Six Nations victory for Brian Ashton’s ailing side by running a few rings round the French at Twickenham. Precious little has been seen of the young midfielder since – he was an early victim of the World Cup culling process during the summer, after which his club rugby with London Irish was interrupted by injury – but yesterday, he was recalled to the England squad for this weekend’s awkward match with Italy in Rome.

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