PROP PALS ARE GOING TO WAR

JOE HEYES joins up with England tomorrow ready to ruin club mate Nicky Smith's big day out at Twickenham.

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

The pair of Leicester props linked up in Saturday's 34-7 Prem win over Harlequins at the Stoop but a week on Saturday will lock horns at HQ when England host Wales.

Smith is regarded as the best loosehead in the league, while Heyes is England's first-choice tight-head, and the duo have transformed the Tigers scrum.

The pair will be in direct opposition in that Six Nations opener and waved each other farewell on Saturday night ahead of their upcoming clash where they will be the best of enemies.