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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are taking on the 24-hour danceathon challenge for Comic Relief.The Strictly Come Dancing presenters will be on their feet all day and all night on 11 March, to raise money for Red Nose Day."Can we stay awake for 24 hours and keep moving?" wondered Tess, as she announced the news on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Breakfast Show."I don't know," said Claudia. "I have two naps most days.""I'm not very good at standing, let alone dancing.""She doesn't own any lycra," Tess added.The challenge was last undertaken by Sara Cox in 2017, when she danced to music from the 80s live on BBC Radio 2.Claudia and Tess are looking to break her record, by extending the challenge beyond the 24-hour mark.They'll be prepared for th...

Friday, May 25, 2018 Elliot Daly will start England's non-cap international against the Barbarians at full-back, with Danny Cipriani having to settle for a place among the replacements. It is Daly's first start in the number 15 jersey, having made all but one of his previous England appearances on the wing, and the selection sees Mike Brown - the usual incumbent in the position - switch to the left wing. Cipriani has been overlooked for a starting role despite his return to the senior England squad, with George Ford preferred at fly-half. The team is co-captained by Ford and Chris Robshaw, and the latter is joined in the back row by Tom Curry, the Sale openside who appears destined to fill the seven jersey for next month's series against Sou...

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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to take on Comic Relief Danceathon

England v Barbarians: Elliot Daly to start at full-back, Danny Cipriani on the bench