Tindall facing 12-week lay-off

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Tindall was carried off and taken straight to hospital following a collision with his England colleague Toby Flood during Gloucester's 19-12 Guinness Premiership defeat against Newcastle at Kingston Park.

The 28-year-old, who returned home on Friday night with his leg in plaster, will undergo a scan on Sunday to confirm whether he has a fractured tibia.

If so, 53-times-capped Tindall faces a 12-week lay-off but, all being well, should recover in time for England's World Cup defence.

In the short term, he faces missing out on Gloucester's Premiership title bid and England's Test match appointments with the Springboks in Bloemfontein (May 26) and Pretoria (June 2).

Recalling the accidental clash, Flood said: "I stepped one way and I think Mike instinctively stepped the other, then I felt his shin hit my thigh really hard.

"It was just one of those things nobody can do anything about, but I feel desperately sorry for Mike because he is a nice bloke and a great player.

"It is deeply upsetting to see anybody seriously injured, and I just wish him all the best."

Tindall, a World Cup winner in 2003, started four RBS 6 Nations Championship games this season and is a key part of England head coach Brian Ashton's planning.

Injury-plagued Jonny Wilkinson also failed to last the distance, going off with a rib cartilage problem in the same game.