England’s plans for Saturday’s Test against Australia are in chaos, with Ellis Genge following Joe Marler, his back-up at loosehead, into isolation
before last Saturday’s victory over Tonga, only for the game to go ahead once the squad got the all-clear hours before kick-off, with Jonny May afterwards admitting he feared it would be cancelled. In that instance, Owen Farrell’s Covid case proved a false positive, whereas the Rugby Football Union has accepted that Marler and Genge – the latter must also miss next Saturday’s match against South Africa – have contracted the virus.
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