JWC: England's Townsend out for rest of tournament
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JWC: England's Townsend out for rest of tournament
England have been rocked by the news that scrum-half Stuart Townsend is out of the rest of the U20 World Championship through injury.
Townsend, of Exeter Chiefs, picked up a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Wales in the Pool A clash.
The scrum-half scored two tries for England in their comfortable opening day win over Japan and added a third try to his name against Wales last weekend.
“It is hugely disappointing for Stuart, who has worked extremely hard over the last 10 months to get himself into fantastic shape,” said England U20 head coach Jon Callard.
"He has proved his fitness and his speed of delivery from the breakdown has been exceptional. He was playing very well and I feel for him.”
England have turned to Bath’s Will Homer as a replacement for Townsend in the squad and Callard has every confidence that he will be a successful addition to the group ahead of facing France.
“We plan for eventualities like this. Will is experienced, familiar with the squad, and has been training hard with Bath right up until the Aviva Premiership Final so we know he is well prepared and ready to take this opportunity."
Townsend, of Exeter Chiefs, picked up a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Wales in the Pool A clash.
The scrum-half scored two tries for England in their comfortable opening day win over Japan and added a third try to his name against Wales last weekend.
“It is hugely disappointing for Stuart, who has worked extremely hard over the last 10 months to get himself into fantastic shape,” said England U20 head coach Jon Callard.
"He has proved his fitness and his speed of delivery from the breakdown has been exceptional. He was playing very well and I feel for him.”
England have turned to Bath’s Will Homer as a replacement for Townsend in the squad and Callard has every confidence that he will be a successful addition to the group ahead of facing France.
“We plan for eventualities like this. Will is experienced, familiar with the squad, and has been training hard with Bath right up until the Aviva Premiership Final so we know he is well prepared and ready to take this opportunity."
