Tindall gets the boot

England centre Mike Tindall is paying the price for his well-publicised foray into Kiwi nightlife after he was dropped by coach Martin Johnson for their clash with Georgia on Sunday.

Tindall, who married minor royal Zara Phillips just six weeks ago, was exposed this week as participating in a ‘Mad Midget’ event at a Queenstown bar last weekend, as well as flirting (and maybe more if you believe some reports) with a ‘gorgeous’ blonde.

Now the 2003 World Cup winner will have time to ponder his actions as he sits on the bench, his place in the side taken by Shontayne Hape.

Lewis Moody returns to captain the side while Tom Wood, Toby Flood, Ben Youngs, Simon Shaw, Tom Palmer, Matt Stevens and Dylan Hartley all come into a much-changed England XV.

ENGLAND (v Georgia): 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Delon Armitage, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 Matt Stevens, 2 Dylan Hartley, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Simon Shaw, 5 Tom Palmer, 6 Tom Wood, 7 Lewis Moody, 8 Nick Easter.

Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Tom Croft, 19 James Haskell, 20 Joe Simpson, 21 Jonny Wilkinson, 22 Matt Banahan.