Johnson sweating on injuries
by Nick Royle, 11 May 2008
England coach Martin Johnson is waiting on a series of injury reports before naming his first touring party on Tuesday.
England leave on June 1 for two internationals with New Zealand, but Johnson saw Mike Tindall limp prematurely out of Gloucester's win over Bath with a damaged left ankle, then Matt Stevens (knee) and Lee Mears (shoulder) also saw their match curtailed.
Meanwhile, Paul Sackey left Headingley Carnegie on crutches after the wing damaged knee ligaments during Wasps' win over Leeds.
Moreover, Leicester scrum half Harry Ellis and Gloucester wing James Simpson-Daniel may require surgery at the end of the campaign.
“I can't worry about it at the moment, it is good enough to play and everyone carries knocks when they're playing,” Simpson-Daniel said of his left shoulder injury.