• Jack Nowell a doubt so England retain Ollie Thorley
Injury concerns over Maro Itoje and Jack Nowell have prompted England to call up the Bath lock Charlie Ewels and retain the Gloucester wing Ollie Thorley in the squad preparing to face Italy on Saturday. Itoje tweaked a knee in training while Nowell is still nursing a shoulder “stinger” he sustained against Wales in Cardiff.
England had been hoping to draft Itoje back into the side against Italy but the Saracens forward hurt himself in slightly bizarre circumstances at the team’s Bagshot base, suffering clear discomfort as he attempted to dodge Eddie Jones during a routine training drill.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/05/maro-itoje-injury-scare-england-training-rugby under the title “Maro Itoje dodges Eddie Jones but runs into new England injury scare”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
