sport news England lock Ollie Chessum faces race against time to be fit for World Cup ... trends now Ollie Chessum faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup with England's breakthrough lock set to spend up to six months out after dislocating his ankle in training ahead of Six Nations clash with Ireland Chessum started all of England's Six Nations games before suffering the injury The 22-year-old will undergo surgery on Monday and could spend six months out Steve Borthwick is remaining hopeful that he will be fit in time for the World Cup By Nik Simon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 16 March 2023 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 16 March 2023 Viewcomments England's breakthrough lock Ollie Chessum faces a race to recover for the World Cup after dislocating his ankle. The 22-year-old started all of England's games during the Six Nations until he suffered the injury in training on Tuesday. He will undergo surgery on Monday and Steve Borthwick revealed he will be sidelined for five to six months. The World Cup kicks off in September and Borthwick said: 'I think you've seen the growth of a player who looked at home at this level. I was chatting to him this morning and the determination he has to be back on the field and back in an England shirt is quite immense. He will have the opportunity to be fit and back on the field for the Rugby World Cup.' Ollie Chessum faces a race to recover for the World Cup after dislocating his ankle in training England's breakthrough lock could spend six months out as he prepares to undergo surgery Chessum, who emerged through the ranks at Leicester under Borthwick, has been replaced by David Ribbans in the team to face Ireland. 'I first saw Ollie during 2020 during Covid,' said the head coach. 'I watched games of him playing for Nottingham. I saw this guy run as hard as he could and empty everything he had, with no holding back. 'I immediately thought: "There's something special about this guy." He's played back row, second row, he's started calling line-outs for the first time, you see how brilliant he is under kick offs, he carries the ball. We certainly miss him already.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility