Rugby · Six Nations England
England lose Thompson to injury
Monday, 29 January 2007World Cup winner Steve Thompson has been ruled out of England's entire RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign due to a neck injury.
The 28-year-old Northampton hooker, who has won 47 caps, faces an eight-week rest period from playing and training because of a disc problem.
Thompson had been widely tipped to gain an England recall in next Saturday's Six Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham.
But he now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines, not only for England, but also his club, with the possibility he could miss Saints' Heineken Cup quarter-final appointment with Biarritz on April 1.
