Rugby Union: Charlie Mulraine to miss rest of season through injury

Charlie Mulraine, the Gloucester scrum-half, will be out of action for the rest of the season because of a pelvic injury.

HART GILMORE FOUR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Final: Worcester & Hereford 52 Greater Birmingham 12.

England will defend their World Cup Sevens crown in Hong Kong on Saturday week with six of the squad who triumphed at Murrayfield four years ago. Lawrence Dallaglio, Wasps and England blind-side flanker, captains a 10- man party.

ENGLAND SQUAD (World Cup Sevens, Hong Kong, 21-23 March): N Beal (Northampton), J Sleightholme (Bath), A Healey (Leicester), A Adebayo (Bath), M Catt (Bath), D Scully (Wakefield), L Dallaglio (Wasps, capt), C Sheasby (Wasps), T Rodber (Northampton), N Back (Leicester).