- England lose Te’o, Cokanasiga and Shields for Ireland clash
- Eddie Jones will name team for Six Nations opener on Thursday
England’s Six Nations preparations have been dealt a significant blow by an injury to their powerful centre Ben Te’o. The Worcester player had been due to start against Ireland in Dublin this Saturday but has been ruled out of the game with a side strain, forcing Eddie Jones to reshuffle his midfield plans.
With Te’o sidelined after sustaining the injury during training in Portugal, it is now all but certain that Manu Tuilagi will make his first Six Nations start in almost six years. Jones, however, must now review his midfield options yet again and choose between moving his captain, Owen Farrell, to 12 or pairing Tuilagi with Exeter’s Henry Slade.
Written by Robert Kitson in Vilamoura
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