Double injury blow for England

England head coach Eddie Jones is counting the cost of the latest round of Premiership matches after Owen Farrell joined the list of casualties along with hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie.
Farrell was concussed and Cowan-Dickie, a certain starter against Argentina next month with Jamie George injured, failed to appear for the second half having picked up a knee knock.
“Owen is with the doctors now,” said Mark Mc-Call, Saracens director of rugby. “He went off for a head injury assessment and normal procedure is for a 12-day stand down.
“I hope that gives him enough time to play in England’s first Tes...

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