■ By MARK STEVENS

ENGLAND international Claudia MacDonald hopes to put her latest injury nightmare firmly behind her as she sets her sights on a return to action soon.
The Exeter back has been sidelined since February with a neck injury sustained against Harlequins at Sandy Park.
Not for the first time in her career, the 28-year-old faced the very real prospect that her playing career could be brought to a premature end.
Back in 2021, while playing for Wasps, MacDonald, right, was diagnosed with an acute prolapsed disc and another bulging disc. Having been presented with opt...