George Ford gets his scan results and it's awful news for the England fly-half

Making his final appearance for Tigers, the number 10 was forced off the field after just 23 minutes at Twickenham.

The 29-year-old could now miss the start of next season with his new club Sale Sharks with Ford in a race against time to get fit.  

It has been widely reported that Ford had a scan on Monday and will have surgery later this week.

The Mail Online reported that the fly-half has 'damaged his right achilles' and now faces 'a long lay-off'.

Ford played rugby league from age 5 at Saddleworth Rangers and Waterhead and as a young teenager played in the academies at both Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls.

Ford is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford. His older brother Joe was also a professional rugby player.

The England fly-half posted a photo with his new girlfriend Atdhetare Hoxha following the Premiership final, who is a hospitality specialist.

George Ford has wore Adidas boots throughout his whole career.

George and his brother have opened a new coffee shop in Saddleworth with the support of a £97,000 funding package from HSBC UK.

Located on the site of a former fish and chip restaurant, the Ford brothers have transformed the premises into Kobe Coffee, an independent café and restaurant serving ethically-sourced coffee and locally-supplied meat, fruit, veg and bread.