Saracens Mako Vunipola gets England call

Mako VunipolaMako Vunipola and Tom Youngs are set to earn their first Test cap after the duo was named in the 32-man Squad for the Autumn Test series.
Saracens loosehead Vunipola and hooker Youngs replace the injured Alex Corbisiero and Rob Webber in the England Elite Squad.
Meanwhile, Harlequins wing Ugo Monye and London Wasps back row James Haskell make a come back in the squad in place of Ben Foden and Tom Croft.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: “It's great to be able to give Mako a chance in the squad. He has come through our age grade sides and made a real impact at Saracens. Likewise Tom Youngs,  who was with us on tour in , and we know what James Haskell and Ugo Monye are capable of if they get their opportunity.
“We have been impressed with some of the rugby we have seen in the Aviva and Heineken Cup and are looking forward to the players bringing that form to Twickenham.
“As a coaching team we can't wait to go into camp and get the guys focused on what will be a massive challenge in the QBE Internationals – Fiji and then the three major Southern Hemisphere teams in successive weeks.”
England will start their Autumn campaign on November 10 against Fiji before facing , South Africa and New Zealand the following weeks.
ENGLAND SQUAD: 
Forwards: Mouritz Botha (Saracens) , Dan Cole () , James Haskell (London Wasps), Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints), (Northampton Saints), Tom Johnson ( Chiefs), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Ben Morgan ( Rugby), Tom Palmer (London Wasps), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers), David Wilson (Bath Rugby), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers).
Backs: Anthony Allen (Leicester Tigers), (Saracens), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (London Irish), Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby), Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers).

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