England winger David Strettle is in danger of missing next month's World Cup after breaking a bone in his left foot during training today.
The Harlequins back, who played in England's record 62-5 win
over Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, broke his fifth metatarsal in
a running exercise and will see a specialist in London later today
for further assessment.
"I'm obviously sorry to hear about David's injury and I wish
him a speedy recovery," said England head coach Brian Ashton, who
opted against calling up a replacement for Saturday's warm-up match
against World Cup hosts France at Twickenham.
The 23-year-old Strettle, who broke into the side during this
year's Six Nations, had not been named in the team to play France.
World champions England open the defence of their title
against the US in Lens on September 8th.
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