England captain Owen Farrell suffers injury blow in run up to Six Nations
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Player hit by fresh setback after comeback from ankle surgeryInjury appears to end any hope of being fit to face ScotlandOwen Farrell has become a doubt for England’s Six Nations campaign after suffering a new injury in training for his club Saracens.It was hoped Farrell would make his comeback after a two-month absence because of ankle surgery in Sunday’s Challenge Cup clash with London Irish in Barnet. But England’s skipper has been ruled out by a fresh setback and the Rugby Football Union has revealed that he will not be attending next week’s pre-Six Nations training camp in Brighton when a captaincy update will be issued. Continue reading...