‘I bear absolutely no grudge towards Piers Francis’ | Will Hooley

USA’s full-back has exonerated the England centre for a high tackle and called on back-up officials to offer more help to beleaguered refereesThank you so much to all those, including a number of England players, who sent me sympathetic messages after I was knocked unconscious late in the game in Kobe last Thursday. It was not exactly the World Cup impact I was hoping for but I am feeling better now and, with any luck, should be available for our last pool matches against Argentina and Tonga.I have seen the footage of me falling at an angle and being tackled by Mark Wilson but, otherwise, I ca…