• England co-captain requires surgery on tendon
• ‘He should be back in seven to 10 days,’ says McCall
England’s preparations for the Six Nations have been dealt a grievous blow by a thumb injury to Owen Farrell. The England captain was announced on Friday in the Saracens team to play Glasgow the next day, only to be pulled on the morning of the match. He had surgery on a tendon in his thumb on Saturday, an injury picked up in training on, presumably, the Friday.
“It’s a simple procedure,” said Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby. “He should be back in seven to 10 days.”
Written by Michael Aylwin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/19/owen-farrell-thumb-injury-england-six-nations-rugby-union under the title “Owen Farrell thumb injury deals blow to England’s Six Nations preparations”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
