England's Watson retires on medical grounds
England wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds, his club Leicester Tigers said on Friday.
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England wing Anthony Watson forced to retire due to injury
England wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds, his club Leicester Tigers said on Friday.
England's Mitchell, May and Curry start against Argentina
MARSEILLE, France :England's Alex Mitchell and Jonny May, who were both left out of the initial World Cup squad, have been named in the starting team to face Argentina on Saturday, along with flanker Tom Curry, who has not played a game in over three months.
England's Curry, Mitchell and May start against Argentina
MARSEILLE, France : England flanker Tom Curry has been picked for their World Cup opener against Argentina on Saturday despite not playing any rugby since suffering a hamstring injury in May, while there was also a surprise start for scrumhalf Alex Mitchell.
Steve Borthwick chat brought Jonny May's 'monkey out'
Jonny May has revealed that he confronted Steve Borthwick after his initial omission from England's World Cup squad drew his "monkey out".
England name World Cup squad, May and Mitchell make cut
LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man squad for the World Cup on Sunday, with winger Jonny May coming in for Anthony Watson who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Preview: Final warm-up game v Samoa gives Ireland a RWC trial run
Andy Farrell's message may have more nuance, but for the Irish fans watching tonight’s final Rugby World Cup warm-up game between Ireland and Samoa in Bayonne (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), the plan is simple: Get in, get the win, and get back on the plane in one piece.
Discipline danger to injury concerns ... 3 talking points ahead of final RWC warm-up matches
AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of the games: