Hipkiss gets England nod

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Hipkiss replaces fly-half Danny Cipriani, who faces six months on the sidelines after suffering a fracture dislocation of his right ankle during Wasps' Guinness Premiership play-off victory over Bath on Sunday.

The 25-year-old has leapt into contention despite originally failing to make either the senior group or the England Saxons squad for their Barclays Churchill Cup campaign in the USA and Canada.

Johnson said: "Rob Andrew (England's New Zealand tour manager), the coaches and I discussed suitable candidates for the tour on Monday.

"We all agreed there was good cover at fly-half with Charlie Hodgson, Olly Barkley and Toby Flood, and so we decided to go with Dan.

"He gives us further options at centre and he has been playing well for Leicester Tigers in recent weeks. He deserves his chance."