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England wing in doubt for France clash

NEWS: Cadan Murley has emerged as a doubt for England’s Six Nations clash with France on Saturday because of a foot problem.

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Murley suffered the injury during the 22-27 defeat by Ireland in Dublin and was forced to miss the first training session of the week at the squad’s Surrey training base to continue rehabilitation.

The 25-year-old Harlequins wing made his Test debut at the Aviva Stadium and while he ran in the opening try, he was responsible for two glaring errors that invited pressure on to England, leaving him fighting for his place in the team.

Head coach Steve Borthwick will name his team for the round two fixture at Allianz Stadium on Thursday and Murley received backing on social media from former England captain Will Carling.

“For those throwing the mud, the truth is Canan scored a try, assisted another, and made a try-saving tackle, alongside other positive additions to England’s performance,” Carling said on X.

“He made a couple of mistakes, who doesn’t on their debut!! But overall, he should be proud, I hope he is.”

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Ollie Sleightholme is the most likely alternative to fill the No. 11 jersey if Murley is ruled out as England looks to give their Six Nations lift-off after a disappointing start in Dublin.

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