• England and Saracens lock has chipped bone in knee
• Itoje to miss European double-header against Cardiff Blues
Maro Itoje played the whole of England’s autumn campaign with the knee injury that has now deteriorated to the extent his participation in England’s Six Nations opener against Ireland is in question.
The Saracens second-row has a chipped bone in his knee but it is understood he picked up the initial knee problem during England’s training camp in Portugal in October.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/07/maro-itoje-injury-six-nations-england-saracens under the title “Maro Itoje suffers injury blow as Six Nations campaign looms”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
