Another injury setbackĪnd England’s band of exciting young backs have seen their ranks thinned further after Louis Lynagh became unavailable just two days after arriving into camp as injury cover for Malins.Įddie Jones revealed that Lynagh was “a bit beaten up” after Harlequins’ defeat by Saracens on Sunday and the wing has returned to his club.Ī day of grim injury developments comes 48 hours after Harry Randall withdrew from the squad because of a troublesome hip flexor, making the loss of Quirke even more significant. Jones will be hoping for positive news on Smith and Steward after utility back Max Malins and scrum-half Raffi Quirke were ruled out by calf and knee issues respectively.
The star playmaker, who is central to head coach Eddie Jones’ game-plan, and full-back Freddie Steward are both doubtful for that encounter as they are being treated for leg injuries. England’s plans of a new dawn might be delayed after it was revealed that fly-half Marcus Smith is amongst a number of players under an injury cloud ahead of their Autumn Nations Series Test against Tonga at Twickenham on Saturday.
