England Suffer Big Six Nations Blow With Feyi-waboso Ruled Out Of Wales Clash

England person suffered a awesome setback connected nan eve of their Six Nations opener against Wales pinch Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ruled retired pinch a hamstring injury, prompting a astonishment callback for Tom Roebuck.

Roebuck is nan beneficiary of Feyi-Waboso’s injury, called into nan broadside to make a first quality since picking up a toed wounded successful England’s November triumph complete nan All Blacks. England are still investigating nan grade of Feyi-Waboso’s wounded - sustained successful training connected Thursday - and it remains to beryllium seen if he will characteristic astatine each successful nan Six Nations.

“[Manny] pulled retired of training successful nan past 60 seconds and unluckily won’t beryllium disposable this weekend,” said nan England adjunct coach Tom Harrison. “He sustained pulled musculus successful nan limb area. Does it disrupt immoderate plans? Yes it does because it’s changing a player. But we’ve done everything we tin to make judge nan adjacent subordinate is ready.”

The caput coach Steve Borthwick had said that Roebuck was “a week aliases so” from afloat fittingness erstwhile omitting him from nan first matchday squad earlier successful nan week, suggesting he was connected way to make his comeback against Scotland adjacent week, but pinch Feyi-Waboso pulling up successful training connected Thursday, nan Sale winger has received nan motion complete Elliot Daly.

“Steve said nan different time [Tom would] beryllium fresh successful a mates of days,” added Harrison. “In an perfect world, we’d person fixed him an other week but nan world isn’t perfect arsenic we know. He trained afloat yesterday and he’s been exceptional astir nan squad. I’m excited to spot him go.”

Feyi-Waboso’s absence is simply a rustle for Borthwick fixed nan Exeter winger has been successful good shape for nine and state this season. He started each 4 autumn Tests, scoring 2 tries successful England’s 100% winning campaign, and re-establishing himself connected nan world shape aft missing past year’s Six Nations pinch a enarthrosis injury.

The 23-year-old represented Wales under-18s earlier pledging his allegiance to England but his precocious withdrawal intends he is still yet to look against Saturday’s opponents. “Any subordinate would beryllium disappointed pinch an injury,” said nan England back-rower Sam Underhill. “We’re gutted for him. He’s a very emotionally resilient guy, he’s a hardworking guy. Anyone doing a aesculapian grade and is playing rugby astir apt has a level of resilience anyway. He’s a bully guy, nary uncertainty he’ll beryllium backmost amended for it but yeah, it’s disappointing.”

Despite Roebuck’s deficiency of crippled clip and mobility marks complete his fitness, he has proved himself an awesome usability connected nan world stage. He started some autumn victories against Australia and New Zealand, scoring nan 4th and last effort against nan All Blacks, having cemented his spot connected nan correct helping successful past year’s thumping triumph complete Wales successful Cardiff. Borthwick has called up nan Bristol prop Max Lahiff into his squad to bolster front-row numbers pinch nan Bath youngster Billy Sela absent owed to injury.

Despite nan disruption, England are red-hot favourites to widen their winning tally to 12 matches pinch Wales connected a Six Nations losing streak that dates backmost to 2023. The England skipper Jamie George is expecting a fearsome situation against their awesome rivals, however.

“It’s hostile. There’s confrontation. They are reliable games,” said George. “You consciousness it successful nan stadiums you play at, whether that’s nan Allianz aliases nan Principality. It’s for illustration there’s a different power successful nan crowd and that plays into nan measurement nan crippled is played and it’s truthful confrontational. That’s why they are awesome games to beryllium portion of.”