- Leicester 10-29 Leinster
- Last year’s runners-up Leinster qualify unbeaten and top Pool 4
Ollie Chessum was a high-profile casualty of Leicester’s Champions Cup defeat by Leinster, handing England an injury scare before they head to Girona for a Six Nations training camp on Tuesday. The England second row trudged off in the 43rd minute of the Tigers’ defeat – which leaves them uncertain of a place in the last 16 – and failed his head injury assessment, meaning at the very least he will be unable to take a full part in England training next week.
It is a blow for Steve Borthwick, who has already lost Leicester’s George Martin for a “number of weeks” to a knee injury and all of a sudden looks light at second row with Chessum set to be assessed before England depart for Spain. How Leicester could have done with both for the full 80 minutes against star-studded Leinster who, thanks to the inspired James Lowe, secured a dogged victory that underlined their title credentials.
Written by Gerard Meagher at Mattioli Woods Welford Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/20/leicester-leinster-champions-cup-rugby-union-match-report under the title “Chessum head injury adds to England woes as Leinster progress unbeaten”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
