Dan Robson scores his first test try for England against Italy in 2019.,England rugby halfback Dan Robson has revealed how doctors feared he could have had cancer as he was being treated for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his calf. Robson, 27, made his England debut against France in February 2019, and a month later scored his first test try against Italy. He told the Daily Mail he had had a tight calf in the week leading up to the Italy match. Laurence Griffiths Dan Robson in action for Wasps against Northampton in 2018. Robson had "pretty gruesome" keyhole surgery where "they went into my calf and sucked as much of it out as possible".

Source: Stuff December 21, 2019 18:22 UTC