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Jack Willis vows to return "better and stronger" from serious knee injury

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The Wasps flanker sustained the injury during England's Six Nations win over Italy at the weekend.

England flanker Jack Willis has vowed “I will be back” as he begins the long road to recovery from the horrific knee injury suffered against Italy.

Wasps have confirmed that Willis is facing a “long time out” after a scan revealed extensive damage to his left leg after he was pulled out of a ruck in Saturday’s 41-18 Guinness Six Nations victory at Twickenham.

A precise timeframe for his rehabilitation has yet to be provided, but Willis has declared on social media that he intends to return from another major spell on the sidelines a better player.

“It sounds like he has done quite a few things with his knee,” Wasps head coach Lee Blackett said.

“It’s pretty serious, but it looks like he has not done his ACL. He will spend a long time out, I should imagine.”

Willis was named in England’s squad for their 2018 tour to South Africa but had to withdraw because of a serious injury to his right knee, before his career endured the additional setback of a significant ankle problem.

The reigning player of the season broke into Eddie Jones’ squad for the first time last autumn, only to endure this latest interruption to his promising international career.

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