England will prepare for next month's Six Nations at a training camp in Leeds rather than Portugal, interim coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed.
Previous regimes have taken the England squad abroad prior to the tournament.
However, Lancaster believes that the Leeds Rugby Academy is the best venue for his players ahead of their competition opener against Scotland on Saturday, February 4.
"There are a variety of reasons we wanted to use a different venue centred around wanting to keep the camp in this country," Lancaster told a press conference.
"The main objectives of the camp are to spend some time together, building the team, reviewing the World Cup but more importantly working together on setting our goals for the Six Nations and beyond and getting on the same page with our rugby game plan.
"By keeping it in England we can create a new feel to the camp, in what is a new start."
Lancaster will be in charge of England throughout the Six Nations while the Rugby Football Union search for a permanent replacement for Martin Johnson.
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