Six Nations - Sackey gets all clear

Eurosport - Tue, 03 Mar 08:49:00 2009

England have confirmed that Paul Sackey's leg injury is not as bad as first feared and he should be available to face France in their next Six Nations game.

Paul Sackey v Ireland, RUGBY - 0

The Wasps wing limped out of England's 14-13 defeat to Ireland after apparently injuring his ankle early in the second half at Croke Park.

But X-rays have confirmed Sackey has not suffered any bone damage and that the injury is in his left calf muscle.

Sackey and fly-half Toby Flood, who suffered a minor dead leg, will continue to receive treatment while the squad are given two days off.

Both should be fit to face France at Twickenham on March 15.

After defeats to Wales and Ireland, England must beat Les Bleus if they are to finish in the top half of the championship table.

The starting XV from Saturday's Dublin defeat will reconvene for three days' training in Yorkshire on Wednesday.

The change of training base was pre-planned and designed to freshen things up with two rounds remaining.

The other 17 members of the elite squad have been released to play for their clubs this weekend.

SportingLife / Eurosport

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  1. needtoknow..Ireland probably have there best side ever,­ but still struggle to beat a mediocre England side.

    From laboca123, on Wed 4 Mar 8:50AM
  2. Well,isnt anyone excited about the Wales/Ireland game­ comimg up....?should be a real cracker...
    Six nations =­ one of the best tournaments in the world.

    From , on Tue 3 Mar 9:57PM
  3. needtoknow555

    To answer your question: Yes. You come­ across as merely bitter and twisted, I'm afraid.

    From Donald D, on Tue 3 Mar 3:53PM
  4. I have to love your English optimism, you stink up the­ pitch with your mediocre displays, consistently cheat­ and then you say that the only reason you lost was your­ misfortunate players being unjustly sent off.­ *Newsflash* you played better without them than with.Am­ I being unfair here??You only had any chance because­ O'Gara missed 14 easy points thats why Ireland­ 'scraped a win' mr. 'We have Won our World­ Cup'. You wont be getting near it again....ever

    From needtoknow555, on Tue 3 Mar 2:31PM
  5. also agree with #4

    From Louise P, on Tue 3 Mar 12:59PM
  6. #4..I totally agree with ya there mate.

    From laboca123, on Mon 2 Mar 10:48PM
  7. Hey its great to be following what all other nations­ seem­ to consider is the worst team of players in the­ world. ­ However, Consider this: If England are so bad­ then how come Wales and Ireland­ could only manage a­ single score difference between­ themselves and England­ who only had 14 of the so called worst players on the­ pitch for aquater of each of those matches! Doesnt say­ much for Wales and Ireland does, just about scraping­ wins. Even Englands worst performance was enough to­ thrash­ Italy.

    If this is the worst ever team, then I­ am proud to support them because if­ they had managed­ to keep 15 players on the pitch for the whole match­ they would­ probably have beaten Wales and Ireland.­ With that in mind bring on the­ great French and the­ Scottish supermen. Lets see if­ they can beat our 14­ worst players as well, as I am sure the referees will­ give them that advantage.

    From Sadoldgit, on Mon 2 Mar 9:47PM
  8. Glad he's going to be available - hopefully he will­ be used properly next time. He was spending far too­ much time trying to win ruck ball when he should have­ been waiting for a pass and an opportunity to show his­ pace. Maybe it shows how frustrated he has become at­ not getting quick ball recently?

    From Donald D, on Mon 2 Mar 8:35PM
  9. good to hear
    england's best player

    From rugbymad666, on Mon 2 Mar 8:10PM
  10. Hey great to be following what all other nations seem­ to consider the worst team of players in the world. ­ Consider this: England are so bad yet Wales and Ireland­ can only manage a single score difference between­ themselves and only 14 of the worst players to play­ against for a quater of the match! So how great are­ your teams? The worst performance was enogh to thrash­ Italy. Its great to follow the worst ever team who if­ they manage to keep 15 players on the pitch would­ probably have beaten Wales and Ireland. Bring on the­ great French and the Scottish supermen. Lets see if­ they can beat our 14 worst players as well.

    From Sadoldgit, on Mon 2 Mar 7:29PM
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