The RFU are set to continue picking up the tab for Anthony Watson despite the winger being ruled out of the World Cup with a calf problem.
Twickenham bosses are committed to paying Watson’s wages after he became the first male player to sign a training contract until the end of the World Cup.

Injured: Watson

Steve Borthwick was keen to have Watson, who was heavily linked with a move to France, available for the Six Nations next season.
Lions ace Watson, tipped to rejoin Leicester in November, has been battling long-term knee and Achilles tendon injuries.
“The contract in place with Antho...