Courtney Lawes ruled out of England’s trip to Italy due to concussion
Courtney Lawes is unavailable for England’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy as he continues to recover from concussion.
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Blow for England as Lawes and Hill are ruled out of Scotland clash
England’s plans for the Calcutta Cup collision in Edinburgh on Saturday have been dealt a heavy double blow with the captain, Courtney Lawes, and the lock Jonny Hill both confirmed absentees through injury. The head coach, Eddie Jones, will now have to find an alternative captain and fill two more sizeable holes in his already reshuffled team to face Scotland at Murrayfield.
England without Lawes, Hill for Six Nations opener against Scotland
England will be without Courtney Lawes and Jonny Hill for their Six Nations opener against Scotland, with the forwards excluded from a 29-man squad announced by coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday.
Courtney Lawes ruled out of Calcutta Cup as injury worries deepen for England head coach Eddie Jones
Forwards Courtney Lawes and Jonny Hill have been ruled out of Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland in yet another hammer blow to England’s preparations.
England Six Nations squad: Alfie Barbeary among six uncapped players
In-form Wasps back row Alfie Barbeary is one of six uncapped players in England's 36-man Six Nations squad.
Farrell captain and uncapped Barbeary named in England’s Six Nations squad
Owen Farrell will resume the England captaincy for the Six Nations after he was named in Eddie Jones’s 36-man squad but there is no place for Manu Tuilagi. Jones has named six uncapped players including the Wasps forward Alfie Barbeary and the Bath fly-half Orlando Bailey and confirmed Farrell, who is yet to make his comeback from an injury sustained in the autumn, as his captain.