The 78-cap Wasps back-row forward, who made his Test debut in the 1999 World Cup and was part of the victorious squad in 2003, was one of five players to be released yesterday by manager Martin Johnson.
The Leicester pair of hooker George Chuter and number eight Thomas Waldrom have also been released along with Saracens wing David Strettle and the versatile Gloucester back James Simpson-Daniel.
Johnson, has retained a 40-man squad to begin preparations for England’s forthcoming back-to-back internationals against Wales. Sale Shark’s Andrew Sheridan, Hendre Fourie and Mark Cueto have all been retained. Tweet