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England: Luke Cowan-Dickie on neck surgery, heart problems and Call of Duty

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England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie was one of the best hookers in the world in 2021 .

But a neck operation at the start of 2023 went wrong, causing nerve damage in his arm that took more than a year to heal.

As he tried to work his way back to his former self, his heart skipped out of rhythm playing for Sale in January .

England face New Zealand in the Autumn Nations Series at Twickenham on Saturday 2 November .

Cowan-Dickie faces a battle to force his way into the 23 -man squad.

The 31-year-old says he is just thankful to be back in the squad again.

He says he hasnât really been performing for a long time, so I feel like I am improving game to game.

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