Lawrence Dallaglio's comeback has been put on hold after the former England captain suffered a setback in his recovery from a serious knee injury. Dallaglio, who has not played since last summer's Lions tour after undergoing surgery, had hoped to return for his club Wasps in their Zurich Premiership clash with Newcastle this Sunday.
Dallaglio was expected to be named on the replacements bench but the forward sustained a further blow to the knee in training this week. However, Wasps director of rugby Nigel Melville revealed in an interview with the Evening Standard today that it is not a recurrence of the same knee injury that has kept Dallaglio sidelined for so long.
"This is more like bruising and there is no point in taking any chance with Lawrence when he has worked so hard to get back from the operation. When he takes the field we don't want any weaknesses in his leg. There is no point starting your first game - even from the replacements' bench - if you are carrying an injury," he explained.
However, this latest setback is a blow to the 29-year-old's hopes of returning to the England camp in time for the Six Nations clash with France in Paris on March 9.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
