Marcus Smith has been recalled to the 36-man England squad for their Guinness Six Nations clash with France.
Ollie Lawrence has only recently emerged from one dark place but against France next Saturday he will willingly hurl himself into another.
Tom Curry will play no part in the 2023 Six Nations after being ruled out for at least four weeks with a torn hamstring.
Warren Gatland is confident Wales' clash with England on Saturday will go ahead and hopes the dispute between his players and the Welsh Rugby Union will be resolved.
England forwards coach Richard Cockerill has hit back at calls in New Zealand to outlaw the maul by declaring they will continue to use an important weapon in their arsenal.
England dismantled a disappointing Italy to give the Steve Borthwick era lift off with a 31-14 Guinness Six Nations victory at Twickenham.