'Every game a World Cup dress rehearsal'

England scrum-half Ben Youngs is eager to play a central role in the latest World Cup dress rehearsal, knowing opportunities to shine are dwindling.



Twickenham will stage its first match of the year when Italy arrive for Saturday's Six Nations clash before providing the main arena for the global showpiece in September and October.



Once the Azzurri have been negotiated only six further games - four of them on home soil - will remain to complete preparations for England 2015.



That urgency is not lost on Youngs, who is once again making the scrum-half jersey his own nearly two years aft…