Darrell Griffin made the bench as England lost 24-10 to New Zealand in their opening match of rugby league’s Four Nations tournament.
The Huddersfield Giants prop, from Witney, played his part as England battled back in the second half and will hope to feature in Sunday’s must-win clash with Australia.
- EX-Chinnor centre James Hewitt has had to retire from rugby due to a head injury.
Hewitt, 25, joined National 2 South side Ealing this summer, but a specialist advised him to quit after he suffered vision problems linked to a bang on the head sustained at university.
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