• Gloucester’s Ben Morgan may be in line for No 8 spot
Eddie Jones’s mounting problems showed little sign of easing before England’s autumn squad announcement on Thursday. The latest casualty is Chris Robshaw, who has been ruled out for eight weeks following knee surgery and will miss next month’s series in company with Billy Vunipola, Joe Launchbury, Sam Simmonds and a host of other regulars.
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Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/16/chris-robshaw-out-england-autumn-internationals-knee-operation under the title “Chris Robshaw injury has England’s back row looking paper thin”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
