England Six Nations worries grow with George ruled out of first two games

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Hooker ruled out of Ireland and France encountersLangdon and Pollock in group brought in as coverEngland’s best-laid plans for the 2025 Six Nations have been disrupted by a raft of fresh injuries which has forced Steve Borthwick to call up five new players to his squad. Jamie George, Jack van Poortvliet, Alex Dombrandt and Alex Coles will all miss the opening weeks of England’s campaign while Alex Mitchell will be unable to train this week because of a knee problem.The Northampton forwards Curtis Langdon and Henry Pollock, the Gloucester lock Arthur Clark and scrum-halves Ben Spencer and Raffi Quirke have all flown out to join the national team’s training camp in Spain as injury cover, at a time when Borthwick is already having to cope without Manny Feyi-Waboso, George Furbank and Sam Underhill. Continue reading...

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