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England: Sam Underhill feared his Test career was over during injury hell

Source: PA

Sam Underhill feared his England career was over during an 18-month Test match absence.

The Bath flanker starred in England’s run to the 2019 World Cup final, looking well set for a long and fruitful stint in the Red Rose back-row.

A string of concussions and other injuries stunted the turnover king’s progress after the global tournament in Japan however, and the next four-year cycle proved a real slog.

If the former Gloucester flanker was frustrated by featuring just

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