England lock Ollie Chessum has sustained an ankle injury in training that has ruled him out of this weekend's Six Nations match away to Grand Slam-chasing Ireland, the Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday. The absence of Chessum, who had started all four Six Nations matches in the second row, means England
England lock Ollie Chessum has sustained an ankle injury in training that has ruled him out of this weekend's Six Nations match away to Grand Slam-chasing Ireland, the Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday.
Chessum's Leicester team mate George Martin has been called up to the 30-man squad named by England coach Steve Borthwick. The 31-year-old's last England appearance came in 2022 as he was overlooked by Borthwick for the Six Nations games against Scotland and Italy before a red card on Sale duty ruled him out of the win over Wales and embarrassing defeat by France.
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