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In England, there was growing concern about the XV de la Rose’s key player: Marcus Smith. The fly-half appeared on crutches during the selection training camp. The player’s tests are done and the news is not good: Marcus Smith is out of the opening day match against Italy.
Affected calf
It was Kevin Sinfield, the defense coach, who confirmed the blow in a press conference on Tuesday: “Unfortunately, he won’t be there this weekend. It’s a calf injury. We have received the CT scan report, but are awaiting a second opinion. We’ll know more then. It is a big loss“
No return date has been suggested, but we have to hope for Steve Borthwick and his team that the Harlequins talent can return to competition without too much delay. Because depriving yourself of that in addition to Pharrell would seriously complicate matters…
In sum
In England, there was growing concern over XV De La Rose’s key player, who was injured during training camp. Exams were taken and staff confirmed the news was not good…
