Jack Nowell has emergency surgery for appendicitis
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England winger Jack Nowell has undergone emergency surgery in Italy.
The Exeter Chiefs back was struck down with appendicitis in another World Cup injury scare as he was rushed to hospital last Wednesday - just hours after arriving in Treviso.
BREAKING: Jack Nowell has had emergency surgery in Italy to have his appendix removed.
— Jonny Fordham 🏉📰 (@SunJonnyFordham) September 2, 2019
Spent four nights in hospital and is now back in the England camp. Another body blow for the flying winger ahead of #rwc2019
Nowell has not played since injuring his ankle in their Premiership final against Saracens back in June but has been included in England’s 31-man World Cup squad.
As a result, Nowell has been ruled out of Friday's game against Italy in Newcastle having spent four nights in hospital recovering before he joined the rest of his England team-mates back at their training camp just north of Venice.
John Mitchell commented on the injury: "Jack was sick.
"He had appendicitis and came out of hospital yesterday, so he returned to us last night. He went in about a week ago."
Mitchell added: "He's in good spirits. He's running. It's a sickness that you can't deal with too much and you lose a bit of weight, but we back Jack.
"It's about being supportive and making sure he gets healthy."
