Woodward reeling from Hodgson blow

ENGLAND boss Clive Woodward last night described the potential absence of Charlie Hodgson from his RBS 6 Nations Championship plans as “a huge, huge loss”.

Sale Sharks’ fly-half Hodgson joined England’s seemingly endless casualty list after suffering suspected knee ligament damage during the 40-5 victory over Italy at Twickenham on Sunday.

He had been on the field for just six minutes after replacing injured captain Jonny Wilkinson.