Claudia MacDonald tells Ben Jaycock how she’s desperate to regain her fitness and return to action

Claudia MacDonald thought she just had a case of sore neck after a training ground collision as England prepared for last season’s Autumn Internationals. She played on as the Red Roses laid down a marker a year out from the World Cup by beating New Zealand twice, and Canada, but further scans left her unsure if she’ll ever play again.
Ahead of the first Black Ferns clash last October, the 26-year-old Wasps and England scrum-half took the ball off a lineout and was knocked backwards. Her head ...