ANDREW'S FRENCH LESSONS; RUGBY UNION.

ROB ANDREW has admitted that Riki Flutey's shoulder injury has brought into sharp focus the problems England have with key players being based in France.

Flutey, 29, has been ruled out of England's November international campaign after aggravating a long-standing problem on his debut for French club Brive earlier this month.

The England medical team did not want Flutey to play against Clermont Auvergne last month but did not ultimately have the jurisdiction to remove him from the game.

When a similar situation occurred in the Guinness Premiership last season regarding Paul Sackey, England were able to request the winger did not play for Wasps.

England will continue to consider all France-based players for international selection, even if they do not have a full release agreement written into their contracts.

But with the 2011 World Cup looming at the end of next season, Andrew is monitoring the situation closely.

"We expressed very clearly our concerns a year ago as to how moving to France would impact on a player's international selection," said Andrew.

"We are monitoring just what impact this will have over the course of the season."