• Centre’s groin scan result will be revealed on Tuesday
• Eddie Jones opts to stick with Tom Curry as rookie No8
England are still concerned about the fitness of Manu Tuilagi after he limped out of Sunday’s defeat by France with a groin injury. It is believed they are due to learn the results of Tuilagi’s MRI scan on Tuesday but, given his problems with groin injuries in the past, Eddie Jones will be bracing himself for the prospect of losing his star centre to another spell on the sidelines.
Jones on Monday named an unchanged 34-man training squad, resisting calls to add a specialist No 8 after England were outgunned in Paris. Tuilagi has been called into camp but with a six-day turnaround for Saturday’s match against Scotland it seems unlikely he will feature at Murrayfield. The 28-year-old has started 11 of England’s past 12 competitive matches after recovering from a litany of injuries including a career-threatening groin problem.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/03/manu-tuilagi-england-tom-curry-six-nations-scotland under the title “Tuilagi a major doubt for Scotland match as Jones sticks with Curry plan”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
