BEN YOUNGS HAS been ruled out for the remainder of England’s Six Nations campaign after suffering a knee injury in the champions’ opening victory against Italy.
The Leicester Tigers scrum-half was taken off early on in Rome on Sunday, his evident pain souring what proved to be a commanding 46-15 win for England.
And on Monday the Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed the 28-year-old had ruptured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, bringing an end to his tournament.
Youngs will undergo a further assessment with a surgeon later this week, but the RFU said he could be sidelined for up to four months.
Earlier on Monday, coach Eddie Jones called up Saracens’ Richard Wigglesworth as a replacement, with England facing Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.
The news is also a huge blow to the Tigers, who are struggling in the bottom half of the Premiership.
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2 French 1 Irish and 1 english player have now gone down with knee injuries, well the French had “head injuries” but sure their the same as knees these days
What a pity
@Oisin Walsh: brought a tear to my eye
@mark: had the same feeling about VDF. So upset
Tough year with missing lions due to family illness and now this
Thats a significant blow to them. Care is as good but after that they have little cover
@Kenneth O Connor: they could bring in Robson from wasps playing well