• Fly-half’s issue may force Eddie Jones to rejig backline
• Captain Owen Farrell could move back to No 10
George Ford has emerged as an injury doubt for England’s Six Nations finale against Italy a week on Saturday, potentially forcing Eddie Jones into an overhaul of his midfield for the crucial trip to Rome.
Ford has been ruled out of the uncapped Barbarians game on Sunday with a pre‑existing achilles problem and has withdrawn from the Teddington camp. It is understood England are confident he will be fit to take part in the Autumn Nations Cup, which begins against Georgia on 7 November, but less so over the rescheduled Italy match.
Written by Gerard Meagher
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