An eventful first half took its most drastic turn yet when May departed following his tangle with Loader, who compounded the England wing's misery by not only winning the jumping contest but also touching down. Ruan Ackermann rounded off strong work from Gloucester's pack but once Paddy Jackson had rifled over a penalty there was no further score for 17 minutes. Adam Hastings executed a stunning drop-goal as Gloucester won away at London Irish in Friday's Premiership Jackson nudged Irish 21-12 ahead with half an hour remaining but a Gloucester maul finished by Socino blew the match wide open.
England's second highest men's try-scorer of all time was poised to return to the wing for the Tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa but another significant spell in the treatment rooms now appears likely. England's Willis: 'Don't think I'll ever get over what happened at Wasps'Lawes to miss England training campIf Arundell joins him, Jones will lose another important back-three option who was set to provide gamebreaking ability off the bench. London Irish back Harry Arundell - who impressed with England vs Australia in the summer - was another to limp off, with a foot injury While England were working out the injury repercussions, Irish and Gloucester were battling a full-blooded clash that was decided when visiting fly-half Adam Hastings landed a stunning drop-goal from inside his own half with 19 minutes to go.
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Wing Ben Loader had an unwitting role in both injuries, first by colliding with Exiles team-mate Arundell as the pair covered the backfield in response to a Louis Rees-Zammit chip and chase. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options The 19-year-old Arundell, starting Irish's first Friday night match at Gtech Community Stadium at full-back, soldiered on for what seemed longer than was necessary but eventually departed in the 19th minute in clear discomfort. Seven minutes later and he was joined in the stands by May, who tangled with Loader as they competed in the air for a kick and fell awkwardly.
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Top English game halted amid concerning scenes over 'most blatant red card'London Irish survived a stint with just 12 men to condemn Gallagher Premiership leaders Saracens to their first league defeat of the campaign. The absorbing contest, which Irish won 29-20, was marred by two red cards and particularly concerning scenes as Saracens hooker Tom Woolstencroft received lengthy treatment after appearing to be knocked out. Newly-appointed England coach Steve Borthwick was watching on as Saracens suffered their first defeat in 10 league matches as a poor start and ill-discipline cost them dear at the Gtech Community Stadium.
London Irish 21-22 Gloucester: Concerns for England as Jonny May, Harry Arundell injured in Premiership clashGallagher Premiership weekend schedule - Friday: London Irish 21-22 Gloucester; Saturday: Bath vs Northampton Saints (3pm), Exeter Chiefs vs Saracens (3pm), Bristol Bears C-C Worcester Warriors; Sunday: Sale Sharks vs Saracens (3pm), Leicester Tigers C-C Wasps Last Updated: 21/10/22 11:30pm England wing Jonny May suffered a suspected dislocated elbow as Gloucester beat London Irish on Friday Jonny May is a major doubt for England's autumn series after suffering a suspected dislocated elbow in Gloucester's 22-21 Gallagher Premiership victory over London Irish. And in another worrying development for Eddie Jones, teenage sensation Henry Arundell hobbled off with strapping on his right foot to jeopardise his involvement in England's opener against Argentina on November 6.
Both teams had a player sent off in the first half and each side ended up scoring two tries, with Paddy Jackson's five penalties proving the difference as the struggling Irish recorded a third league win of the season. London Irish captain Adam Coleman was first to be dismissed in the 16th minute as he thundered into the head of Saracens hooker Woolstencroft, who appeared to be knocked out before receiving lengthy treatment and being carried off on a stretcher. Ugo Monye, on punditry duties for BT Sport, said of the red card: "This is probably the most blatant one we've seen this season. " Saracens flanker Ben Earl was shown the first red card of his career 15 minutes later for a high tackle on Tom Pearson. Ollie Hassell-Collins and Chandler Cunningham-South scored tries for Irish with Jackson converting both.
Kapeli Pifeleti and Sean Maitland touched down for Saracens, with Owen Farrell kicking two penalties and two conversions. Irish began strongly to secure a line-out platform in the opposition 22. From there, they secured possession to test Saracens' defence to the full before Benhard van Rensburg's pass gave Hassell-Collins the chance to brush past Farrell's tackle to score. Jackson converted but his side suffered an injury blow when centre Will Joseph hobbled from the field. The hosts then received two setbacks in quick succession. First Farrell's penalty put Saracens on the scoreboard to reward a period of sustained pressure before Coleman was sent off, leaving the home side seemingly with a mountain to climb.
Farrell converted, but with the last kick of the half, Jackson slotted over his fourth penalty, this time from the half-way line, to give Irish a 19-10 interval lead. Five minutes after the restart, Saracens scored their second try. A speculative chip through from Elliot Daly bounced awkwardly for Irish wing Lucio Cinti, with Maitland on hand to pick up the pieces. The visitors looked set to take control but Jackson succeeded with his fifth penalty to temporarily keep them at bay, before Rory Jennings was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card for a high challenge on Billy Vunipola with 20 minutes remaining.
Premiership Rugby's ongoing crisis: Why are clubs struggling? Former England captain Robshaw announces retirementPacker handed England captaincy for South Africa clash | Red Roses make 13 changesImmediately sensing the injury was serious, he kept his left arm flat on the floor and called for medics before climbing to his feet several minutes later and leaving the field with the damage protected by a large brace. Only on Monday when naming his squad for the autumn Jones hailed May's "return to form" having battled back from a knee injury and the dose of Covid that prevented him from playing against Australia in July.
Worse was to follow for Irish when they went down to 12 players, with Rob Simmons sin-binned for collapsing a maul, but remarkably a ragged Saracens could not score in their absence. On their return, Farrell kicked a penalty but Irish secured a thrilling victory when Cunningham-South finished off a flowing move to send Irish's biggest crowd of the season home happy.
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However they still picked up the next points when Jackson kicked two penalties in quick succession as decisions by referee Matt Carley were continually questioned by Farrell. The Saracens skipper also queried the red card shown to Earl in the 31st minute, with Jackson again on target with the resulting penalty. But an out-of-sorts Saracens remained in contention when replacement hooker Pifeleti forced his way over.
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Saracens boss Mark McCall later described his side as "rattled and distracted" as they lost their unbeaten record in this season's Gallagher Premiership. After securing nine consecutive victories, the runaway Premiership leaders needed just one more to secure their best ever run. Director of rugby McCall had few complaints about the result, admitting Irish fully deserved the win, but he was far from impressed with his side's performance. He said: "Hats off to Irish as they were by far the better team. We never played with any energy and were well off the pace. Our decision-making was poor and we allowed ourselves to be rattled and distracted. "When they went down to 12, you have to find a way to score but we didn't as our skill levels weren't accurate enough.
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