England have cleared Owen Farrell and Billy Vunipola to fly out to New Zealand, despite the two Saracens players limping off during Saturday’s Aviva Premiership final. Head coach Stuart Lancaster and his assistants watched the match at their Auckland hotel and would have been alarmed by the sight of their leading  fly-half and No 8 struggling with injuries. However, following urgent assessments, the pair were deemed fit to join the squad ahead of the three-Test series against the All Blacks. Farrell was withdrawn from the fray in some discomfort after kicking the ball into the crowd to celebrate scoring a try which was subsequently ruled out. Vunipola was limping and holding his ankle before being replaced, but Lancaster played down the double scare.
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Both Farrell and Vunipola injured during Aviva Premiership final
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England begin three-Test series against New Zealand next weekend
On the plane: @placeholder has been cleared to join up with the England squad in New Zealand