• Bath wing ‘pulled up a bit sore’ in training
• McConnochie is only uncapped player in Eddie Jones’s squad
For the second successive week England’s chosen starting XV are proving a movable feast. Eddie Jones was forced to make four eve-of-game changes before last Sunday’s Twickenham date with Wales and another late reshuffle may be required for Saturday’s rematch in Cardiff.
It could be dismissed as a relatively minor problem if the doubtful starter was someone other than Bath’s Ruaridh McConnochie, the only member of Jones’s squad who has yet to play a minute of Test rugby. Last Sunday the 27-year-old wing was denied the chance to make his debut because of a minor hip strain and this time the Great Britain Olympic Sevens medallist “pulled up a bit sore” following training in Bristol. A final decision on whether to risk him or not was due to be made overnight.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/16/ruaridh-mconnochie-a-doubt-to-make-england-debut-against-wales-rugby-union under the title “Jones highlights need for England warm-ups after McConnochie injury”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
