Wednesday Morning Round Up
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Squire in doubt, while Ioane improves as All Blacks prepare for France
Loose forward Liam Squire is in major doubt for the All Blacks' opening test of their northern tour after illness left him holed up in bed while his 42 team-mates had their first major training hitout of the week.
Meanwhile, winger Rieko Ioane is a better prospect to play than he was when they rolled into Paris on Sunday, after he had been diagnosed with the squad's second (though unrelated) bout of the mumps.
Final decisions on both will be made over the next day or so.
England name 26-man squad for Pumas Test
The seven players released back to their clubs are Tom Dunn, Charlie Ewels, Piers Francis, Nick Isiekwe, Zach Mercer, Sam Simmonds and Denny Solomona.
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Samoa's squad to face Scotland
PRO14: Top Tries (Round 8)
