London, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):England captain Owen Farrell has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of this weekend’s match against Tonga at Twickenham, to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday.
A statement from the English game’s governing body said Farrell would miss a training session later in the day and remain in isolation before undergoing further tests.
A spokeswoman for the RFU said it was too soon to say if Farrell had been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against the Pacific Islanders, although it would appear the fly-half’s place for England’s opening match of their November campaign is in severe doubt.