England's Abi Burton set for debut in Six Nations - three years on from induced coma and time in psychiatric ward
27 March 2025, 15:43 | Updated: 29 March 2025, 07:14
Abi Burton is poised to make her England debut in Saturday's Six Nations fixture with Wales - three years after almost dying from a rare brain illness.
Her story is remarkable.
She spent 25 days in an induced coma in 2022, was sectioned after an initial misdiagnosis, contracted pneumonia twice and lost over three stone in weight during three months in hospital in total.
Those tribulations will make a Red Roses appearance off the bench in Cardiff even "sweeter" for the Ealing Trailfinders backrow.
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