England hit by Immanuel Feyi-Waboso injury blow
NEWS: England have suffered a blow on the eve of their Six Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.
Winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was ruled out by a leg muscle injury.
Feyi-Waboso failed to complete Thursday’s training session, and scrum coach Tom Harrison has confirmed the explosive 23-year-old will sit out the Allianz Stadium showdown.
The Cardiff-born player had been looking forward to playing against the country of his birth after missing the whole of last year’s Six Nations.
Tom Roebuck fills the vacancy on the right wing in what will be his first appearance since starting against New Zealand in November, with a toe problem keeping him sidelined.
The Sale Sharks player has scored five tries in eight Tests for England, including one in last year’s 68-14 rout of Wales in Cardiff.
Roebuck, who was born in Inverness, Scotland, celebrates his 25th birthday tomorrow.
Revised England team: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Guy Pepper, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie George (captain), 1 Ellis Genge.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Maro Itoje, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Ben Spencer, 23 Marcus Smith