George Ford out of England’s summer tour with Achilles injury

• Fly-half will miss Tests in Japan and New Zealand
• Ford given time to recover from pre-existing knock

George Ford has been ruled out of England’s summer tour to Japan and New Zealand because of an Achilles injury.

Ford started at fly-half throughout this year’s Six Nations but having completed the club season with Sale, it has been decided he needs time to recover from the pre-existing condition.

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