Captain Sam Tomkins is fit for England’s World Cup opener - thanks, in part, to Blackburn Rovers.
There’d been concerns over the Catalans star’s fitness for the big tournament kick-off against Samoa on October 15. A troublesome knee injury had seen Tomkins play just three of his club’s last seven Super League games. But with England boss Shaun Wane due to name his 24-man squad on Friday - and knowing St Helens duo Jonny Lomax and Mark Percival are OUT - the talismanic full-back insisted: “I’m good.
“I almost had to limp through the end of the season. I had an injury that meant I couldn’t really play back-to-back games. In terms of my playing for England, it was almost a blessing that Catalans got knocked out in the first play-off game. It’s given me a really good window. Now I’m in full training and back to normal.”
