England head coach Eddie Jones is in regular contact with scrum-half Dan Robson ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

The Wasps star appeared to be in pole position to be Ben Youngs' main competitor for the nine shirt in Japan after being selected as only one of two nines for England's Six Nations squad.

But having made two appearances and registering his maiden Test try against Italy, the 27-year-old was withdrawn from the squad to face Scotland due to 'illness' which was later revealed to be deep vein thrombosis.

He played no further part in Wasps' season but recovered in time to play a full part in England's first World Cup training camp before missing the cut as the squad was trimmed down. Gloucester's then-uncapped Willi Heinz was given the nod as the second scrum half behind Youngs.

With Danny Care ruled out with injury, Robson and Saracens' Ben Spencer are the most likely contenders for a call-up should either of Jones' two options suffer a setback before jetting off to Japan.

That is something I am very proud of

"I am ready to go," said Robson. "I've been on the phone to Eddie quite a lot and he has been in contact loads just to keep me updated and keep giving me things to keep working on. I am ready if needs be."

Despite not making the 31-man World Cup squad, the Wasps star is proud of achieving his goal of making the training camp and forcing Jones into making the difficult selection decision.

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"I set myself the goal to make it a three-month thing and be fit ready for that first World Cup squad announcement, I did that, I worked hard to get to that. I had a couple of weeks in camp. Obviously I didn't make it any further but, for me, that was always my goal, just to get to that first camp and I did that, and for me that is something I am very proud of. I don't have any regrets. I am just looking forward to getting back and playing rugby."

The blood clotting issue is now a thing of the past for Robson who admitted he has experienced a 'roller coaster' of emotions over the past six months.

It was a tough time

"It's not quite forgotten but it's all good," said Robson, who joined Wasps from Gloucester in 2015. "I'm back fully training, off all my pills and medication. I am back to normal. I will get a check up probably next year some time just to see how it is. But I am fully fit, contact, everything, ready for the first game of the season.

"There will be the odd bit of medication if I go on long-haul flights, nothing too bad, just a little pill. Not just for me but for every one, it's a wake-up call, these things happen to people like us and everyone has got to be careful, and don't just try and hide it.

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"It's obviously been a tough couple of months but it's nice to put that behind me as much as I can now and really look forward to the start of the season.

"I've got a great support network. My family, my partner, they were all massively supportive. It was a tough time. I got my first England cap, second England cap I scored a try, on top of the world then this happens. It brings you back down to reality. It was a roller coaster."

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