England star tests positive for Covid after arriving in Australia
Rugby NewsFriday, 24 June 2022 at 10:49
England wingerJonny May has tested positive for Covid.
The speedster will now spend seven days in self-isolation per the Western Australian government regulations and will setback Eddie Jones’s preparation for the tour of his home country.
“We’re not going to rule Jonny May out at this stage. We’ll just see how he is,” Jones said.
“Potentially he’ll be available next Thursday to train, so we’ll have a look to see what he’s like because he’s experienced and he’s showed in his first game back against the Barbarians that he’s lacking game time and that he’s got his best rugby ahead of him.
“We’ll just monitor his situation and make an assessment closer to the day when he gets out.”
England tour of Australia fixtures
- Saturday 2 July – Optus Stadium, Perth Kick-off 10:55 BST
- Saturday 9 July – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Kick-off: 10:55 BST
- Saturday 16 July – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. Kick-off: 10:55 BST
All games live on Sky Sports
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England squad to tour Australia
FORWARDS
Patrick Schickerling (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 61 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 67 caps)
Jack Walker (Harlequins, uncapped)
Jack Willis (Wasps, 3 caps)
BACKS
Henry Arundell (London Irish, uncapped)
*apprentice player
Danny Care (Harlequins, 84 caps)
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 11 caps)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Will Joseph (London Irish, uncapped) *apprentice player
Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Unavailable for selection due to injury: Alex Dombrandt, George Ford, Joe Launchbury, Louis Lynagh, Sam Simmonds, Kyle Sinckler, Henry Slade, Manu Tuilagi, Nic Dolly and Anthony Watson.
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