This archive report was first published on 27 October 2019.
On October 27, 2019, England's World Cup campaign took a significant turn when scrum-half Willi Heinz was ruled out of the final due to a hamstring injury.
Heinz suffered the injury during England's semi-final win over New Zealand on October 26, 2019. Despite this setback, he will remain with the squad until the end of the tournament, according to an England statement.
With no other scrum-half cover available for Ben Youngs, England has called up 27-year-old Ben Spencer as emergency cover for the final in Yokohama. Spencer, who has won three international caps, was overlooked by England coach Eddie Jones in his final 31-man squad but has been fast-tracked to the bench for the final.
England will face the winner of Sunday's semi-final between Wales and South Africa in next weekend's final.
