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Flutey will return to New Zealand, the land of his birth, before moving to Tokyo.

Johnson telephoned Flutey reluctantly to tell him the bad news - and the England manager vn mounted a strong argument for why the 2009 Test Lion should have been selected.

Johnson telephoned Flutey reluctantly to tell him the bad news - and even yesterday the England manager mounted a strong argument for why the 2009 Test Lion should have been selected.

Johnson had considered taking only two scrum-halves to New Zealand, with Ben Foden and Flutey to provide emergency back-up.

Johnson telephoned Flutey reluctantly to tell him the bad news - and then mounted a strong argument for why the 2009 Test Lion should have been selected.

Flutey then had to shake a severe dose of flu before making his comeback on Sunday as Wasps climbed to fourth in the Aviva Premiership with a 33-16 victory over Newcastle Falcons.

Flutey, from Bluff, said his main goals were to increase NSU membership, increase awareness among students of what NSU could offer and ensure a NSU representative from each of the country's 17 nursing schools.

And he feels that Flutey's return to the England side after recovering from a dead leg will be key to that.

England manager Martin Johnson has made one other change for the Valentine's Day trip to Rome, with Riki Flutey restored at inside centre following his recovery from a dead leg.

Even Mystic Meg couldn't predict Riki Flutey's injury on the eve of the match and England's attacking options were massively reduced by the centre's absence.

ENGLAND were forced into a late change ahead of their opening RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales today after Riki Flutey was ruled out with a dead leg.

ENGLAND were last night cursing their luck after Riki Flutey was ruled out of the clash with Wales.

England's injury problems are mounting ahead of their autumn series after Riki Flutey was ruled out yesterday with Delon Armitage potentially facing a similar fate today.