Hooker’s injury a scare for England

Luke Cowan-Dickie gave Steve Borthwick an early injury worry when he limped off in the second-half after rolling his ankle.
“I felt something pop but I hope it will be all right,” said Exeter hooker Cowan-Dickie, who featured in all four of England’s autumn internationals, starting the first three. “I felt it go under a challenge and I will have to wait for a scan.”
Exeter are flying to South Africa today for Saturday’s Champions Cup match against the Bulls in Pretoria, a trip Cowan-Dickie may have to miss.
“It did not look great,” said Exeter’s head coach, Ali Hepher. “Luke coming off means...

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