Danny Care is in line for a place in England’s World Cup squad 12 months after a nightmare end to the tour of Australia appeared to spell the end of his international career. The 36-year-old was preferred to Alex Mitchell in England’s 41-man training squad on Friday and with Steve Borthwick revealing his intention to select three scrum-halves for the tournament, Care is in the box seat along with Leicester’s Jack van Poortvliet and Ben Youngs.
Elsewhere, Borthwick has been dealt a considerable blow as Luke Cowan-Dickie has been ruled out of the World Cup with a shoulder injury while Zach Mercer is among the surprise omissions from the head coach’s first full World Cup training squad. The uncapped Tom Willis has been preferred as a No 8 option while Owen Farrell has been installed as England’s captain for the tournament.
