England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is set to miss his entire Six Nations campaign after suffering a hamstring injury in training, according to head coach Steve Borthwick. The 23-year-old Exeter player started all four of England's autumn Tests but suffered the setback last week and was forced to sit out Saturday's 48-7 victory over Wales.
Borthwick hopes for a positive update on Feyi-Waboso's condition when he sees a specialist, but it appears likely that he will be ruled out of the entire tournament. This is a significant blow for England, who are already missing several key players, including prop Ellis Genge and fly-half Fin Smith.
Sale's Tom Roebuck came into the team for his first match since November and scored England's fifth try against Wales, while recalled Bath wing Henry Arundell bagged a hat-trick in the first half of England's championship opener. Tommy Freeman, who has scored in seven successive Six Nations games, is another wing option, although he started at outside centre on Saturday alongside Northampton team-mate Fraser Dingwall.
England face Scotland next Saturday and Borthwick hopes that his side can impose their game on the opposition. "We want to turn up there next Saturday and be fully locked and loaded to go and impose our game on them," said fly-half George Ford. "That's the key." The loss of Feyi-Waboso will be a significant blow, but Borthwick is confident that his side can still achieve their goals in the tournament.
England's 36-player training squad includes a number of other injured players, including prop Billy Sela and lock Bevan Rodd. However, with several fit players returning from injury, Borthwick is optimistic about his team's chances. "We've got a lot of good players who are available for selection," he said.
Borthwick hopes for a positive update on Feyi-Waboso's condition when he sees a specialist, but it appears likely that he will be ruled out of the entire tournament. This is a significant blow for England, who are already missing several key players, including prop Ellis Genge and fly-half Fin Smith.
Sale's Tom Roebuck came into the team for his first match since November and scored England's fifth try against Wales, while recalled Bath wing Henry Arundell bagged a hat-trick in the first half of England's championship opener. Tommy Freeman, who has scored in seven successive Six Nations games, is another wing option, although he started at outside centre on Saturday alongside Northampton team-mate Fraser Dingwall.
England face Scotland next Saturday and Borthwick hopes that his side can impose their game on the opposition. "We want to turn up there next Saturday and be fully locked and loaded to go and impose our game on them," said fly-half George Ford. "That's the key." The loss of Feyi-Waboso will be a significant blow, but Borthwick is confident that his side can still achieve their goals in the tournament.
England's 36-player training squad includes a number of other injured players, including prop Billy Sela and lock Bevan Rodd. However, with several fit players returning from injury, Borthwick is optimistic about his team's chances. "We've got a lot of good players who are available for selection," he said.
The Six Nations can be so brutal! I feel bad for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, hamstrings are always a worry when it comes to sports, especially rugby. Hopefully the specialist will give him some good news soon 
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it's just not fair to the team 
they're already missing so many key players, this is just another blow 
but i guess steve borthwick is right, there are some other talented wings on the squad like tom roebuck and henry arundell 
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... like, can't even get past training and already they're losing players 
. Feyi-Waboso was starting to make some noise with that sweet left wing strike 
. I guess we'll just have to watch him miss the whole tournament from his couch 
. On a bright side, Tommy Freeman got in there and showed us what he's got 
. Now they gotta deal with Scotland without their star wing... wish 'em luck 
England's loss of Feyi-Waboso is a harsh blow, especially considering how vital wings can be in the Six Nations. Can't help but feel they'll need to rely more on those other options now... 
It's like the universe is testing their endurance 
. But still, losing Feyi-Waboso for the whole tournament is a big blow 
. At least Tom Roebuck showed up and scored, yaaay 
. Can we just fast forward to when all these injuries are sorted out already? 
... gotta rely on other players now 
like Roebuck and Arundell 
. England's gonna have to rely on guys like Tom Roebuck and Henry Arundell, which I guess could work out... but it's not exactly ideal. On the bright side, they've got some other injured players who are supposed to be back in training soon, so maybe that'll bring some much-needed depth to the squad 
England just lost their young wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to a hamstring injury, and that's not all - they're already missing other key players too 
. With a few fit players returning from injury, there's still hope, but you have to wonder what could've been if everyone was healthy 
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but i guess steve borthwick's got faith in his squad... 36 players training squad? that's a lot of guys 
...Scotland's a tough opponent tho 
Anyway, I'm not surprised tho, injuries are part of the game. 
