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England’s Tuilagi to miss Scotland game with groin strain
Tuilagi scored three tries during England’s Rugby World Cup campaign last year after a four-year spell between 2014 and 2018 in which injury restricted him to just one Test appearanceManu Tuilagi will miss England’s Six Nations match with Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday with a groin strain.The Leicester centre left the field early in the…
Manu Tuilagi will miss England’s Six Nations match with Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday with a groin strain.
The Leicester centre left the field early in the 24-17 defeat by France last weekend.
However, head coach Eddie Jones expects Tuilagi to be fit for the Ireland game in round three.
“He has got a slight low-grade adductor strain,” Jones confirmed.
“But hopefully he will be fit for Ireland, which is very good news – outstanding news.”
Tuilagi had been limited to one match in the six weeks prior to the Six Nations by a separate groin complaint.
Bath’s Jonathan Joseph replaced him from the bench in Paris, with Ollie Devoto and Fraser Dingwall the other midfield options in the squad.
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