Cameron Redpath sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury

England have had their preparations for their tour of South Africa take another hit, as budding centre Cameron Redpath has been sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, confirms RugbyPass.

The 18-year-old had a successful ACL reconstruction on Thursday but will now spend most, if not all, of the 2018/19 season recovering and rehabilitating.

Frustratingly for Redpath, this injury will derail his first season in the Sale Sharks senior academy, a season which many had been tipping him to break into Sale’s first team squad and start to feature in the Premiership. Full story