 Tindall broke his leg in April |
England head coach Brian Ashton says Mike Tindall's hopes of making the World Cup are "borderline". Tindall broke his leg in mid-April and was expected to be out for 12 weeks.
That would have given him over six weeks before the tournament started to regain match fitness but Ashton is now suggesting it will take longer.
Bristol number eight Dan Ward-Smith is also doubtful after suffering a serious knee injury in January, just a week before his proposed England debut.