George Ford injury revealed, Moroni on move and England numbers rise

The extent of George Ford's injury suffered in the Gallagher Premiership final has been revealed.

Only 23 minutes had elapsed when the fly-half went down clutching his right ankle, and after a few minutes of anguish with medics, reluctantly left the Twickenham Stadium pitch.

His replacement Freddie Burns landed a last-minute drop goal to defeat Saracens and claim Tigers an eleventh Premiership title. By that point, Ford was pitchside on crutches wearing a protective boot.

The 29-year-old was subsequently not selected in the England squad to tour Australia due to injury, as Ellis Genge, Joe Heyes, Ollie Chessum, Freddie Steward, Jack van Poortvliet and Guy Porter completed the Tigers representation Down Under.

Overnight, the Daily Mail has reported that the injury Ford suffered was to his right achilles and could undergo surgery later this week, adding Ford 'now faces the prospect of a long lay-off'.

The news, if confirmed, is a blow for Ford and Sale Sharks, who he joins up with this summer after it was confirmed in November that the 81-times capped star would be leaving Mattioli Woods Welford Road for a second time.

Another of Leicester Tigers' title-winning heroes looks set to be moving on this summer following an Instagram post.

It has been rumoured for some time that Argentinian ace Matias Moroni could be playing his 36th and last Tigers game in the final at Twickenham Stadium.

The outside centre played 58 minutes of the showpiece event before being replaced by Matt Scott.

He was later photographed with family members on the pitch, including his wife Rosario Carneiro. The following day, she shared an Instagram story post of a removals van and the caption 'odiando las despedidas' which translates to 'I hate