Wigglesworth wins call for England rugby squad

England have called Sale scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth into their World Cup training squad as cover for Pete Richards, who is undergoing treatment for acute lower back pain.

England have called Sale scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth into their World Cup training squad as cover for Pete Richards, who is undergoing treatment for acute lower back pain.

Richards suffered the injury at the end of last week and was forced to withdraw from the England bench on Saturday morning, just hours before their record 62-5 victory over Wales.

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