Monday 29 July 2019 13:46, UK
Jack Nowell has returned home from England's training camp in Italy to complete a routine medical assessment after undergoing ankle surgery in mid-June.
Nowell was injured in Exeter's Gallagher Premiership final defeat by Saracens and although a date for his comeback was not given, the Chiefs stated he would be available for the World Cup.
The 26-year-old wing will continue rehabilitation at his club with the first of England's two camps in Treviso ending on Friday.
"Jack Nowell has returned home for a routine surgical review of his ankle," a Rugby Football Union statement read.
England have plenty of back three options for their 31-man World Cup squad, which is named on August 12, but Nowell is a likely pick if fit.
The hard-running British and Irish Lion has won 33 caps for England since making his debut in 2014.
