The likelihood is, of those 38 players named, only 36 will get on the plane. Injuries, the URC, Premiership - there's still a lot of rugby to come, and rugby is a nasty, cruel sport. Just ask ...

In 2005, Sir Clive Woodward opted for 20 players from the England set-up with which he had won the Rugby World Cup two years earlier, including luring Lawrence Dallaglio and Neil Back out of ...