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The center of England Ollie Lawrence confirmed that he would miss the rest of the season after having undergone a serious injury of Achilles during the victory against Italy, putting an end to his hopes to put pressure for the selection of the British and Irish lions.
Lawrence suffered the contactless injury in the first 10 minutes at the Allianz stadium, Twickenham and was transported, with the 25 -year -old seen later on crutches.
Head coach Steve Barthwick suggested after the match that he feared that the back of the bath broke his Achilles, and the player has now confirmed that his season was over.
“Lost for words …” said Lawrence on X, formerly Twitter. “This is not how I imagined my season to finish!”
“Extremely grateful to have a partner, a family and friends as incredible around me to take this next chapter. Thank you for all the medium and the messages. “The return is always greater than withdrawal”. »»
Lawrence would have been a possible candidate for the Fête des lions de travel by Andy Farrell for the tour in Australia after having established himself as a starter in England coherent in the last 12 months, although the center presents itself as a competitive domain in the selection upheaval.
The powerful Balloon holder worked in close collaboration with Scotland Fly Finn Russell in Bath and supplied a good focal point to its national side.
The colleague of the Club Max Ojomoh, who started for England in their victory over his Irish counterparts last month, was called to the Barthwick team to replace Lawrence before the last match of the Six Nations of England against Wales in Cardiff.
The veterans Henry Slade, left it aside Italy, and Elliot Daly – who intervened on Sunday in the midfield after the injury of Lawrence – are strong suitors to take the shirt of 13 at the stadium of the Principality.
Barthwick also spoke to the Tommy Freeman wing, which presented to the outdoor center for Northampton and briefly in international colors, and non -capped Harlequins Oscar Beard as options to fill the vacuum left by Lawrence.
“We obviously have some options on how we make a change,” said Barthwick. “Elliot [Daly]The ability to cover the center, Tommy [Freeman]Ability to enter the center – there are adaptations and at different times in the [Italy] Game we did in different ways.
“”[Oscar Beard] trained very well when he was with the team and his ball port is a real difference point. »»
