A fractured finger has ruled England¿s John Brake out of the second leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai.
Finger injury sidelines for Northampton half-back
A fractured finger has ruled England's John Brake out of the second leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai.
Brake, who used to play for Northampton, suffered the injury in the build-up to Series opener in Australia - the Gold Coast Sevens but still played on.
However he has now been ruled out of the Dubai Sevens - with Christian Lewis-Pratt and Simon Hunt vying to take his place in the 12-man squad.
"John fractured a finger in training before last weekend's tournament," confirmed head coach Ben Ryan.
"He will remain with the squad and should be available for selection next week in Port Elizabeth."
England's fixtures for Dubai have now been confirmed with Ryan's side opening up against Zimbabwe (7.54am), before facing Kenya at 11.38am. They will then complete their Pool C games against France at 3.52pm.
New Zealand and South Africa are potential opponents in the Cup quarter-finals - with England having lost to the All Blacks in the last-eight in Australia.
England Sevens: Greg Barden (captain), Chris Brightwell, Chris Cracknell, Isoa Damudamu (British Army), Simon Hunt, Christian Lewis-Pratt, Dan Norton, Tom Powell, James Rodwell, Nick Royle, Mathew Turner, Rob Vickerman, Marcus Watson (Saracens).
