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England have called up uncapped 20-year-old prop Vilikesa 'Billy' Sela for the Six Nations to cover a crop of tighthead injuries, while Exeter number eight Greg Fisilau is rewarded for his fine club form with a place in a competitive back row group.Elsewhere, Gloucester second row Arthur Clarke, who was ruled out of last year's Six Nations with injury, but won his first cap against the United States in the summer, is included among the second rows.Northampton's uncapped…

Wotton also lost striker Jordan Young to a second booking for dissent moments after Dennis received his dismissal, meaning he is without his top two strikers for the trip to Enfield Town on Saturday. "It's hugely frustrating," he added."I'm not going to sit here and have a go the players. I've been guilty of it as a player and as a manager, opening my mouth at the wrong time and it can be a frustrating game."I didn't think…

Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporterThe BoxAlongside the exhibition, sculptures based on Beryl Cook's artworks will be placed in places in Plymouth that inspired the artistA hundred years after her birth, a retrospective of Plymouth artist Beryl Cook's work is being put on in her adopted home city.Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy at The Box, aims to bring serious artistic recognition to an artist whose colourful and comedic paintings of the daily life of the city's residents, were often…

Exeter's income was helped by the FA Cup third-round tie at Manchester City.But while there were more than 50,000 people in attendance, the low ticket prices at the Etihad Stadium meant the Grecians only earned about £180,000 from the game.The figure came after Exeter City Supporter's Trust called on Manchester City to give the club a greater share of the earnings from the game. Caldwell admitted that the financial uncertainty could have an affect on his squad-building next…

Plymouth Argyle boss Tom Cleverley said defender Kornel Szucs is in his plans, despite his lack of game time.The 24-year-old Hungary international has made just 11 League One starts this season and has not been in the first 11 since the 3-0 home loss to Northampton Town on 29 November.In contrast, he started 31 games for the Pilgrims in the Championship last season.Cleverley sees the defender as a full-back - rather than a centre-back where he played much…

Lena WelchLena Welch grabbed her guide dog after it fellA visually impaired woman has called for better safety and accessibility at railway stations after an improvement project was scaled back.The Access for All (AfA) programme announced earlier this week it would not be upgrading 19 of the 50 rail stations that were originally planned.Lena Welch, from Sidmouth, said she still had concerns after her guide dog fell between the platform and train at Honiton station in 2023. She…