Jack Nowell and mako Vunipola will miss the first two matches of England coach Eddie Jones has confirmed.
While Nowell is still stepping up his comeback, england prop Vunipola suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury during last month triumph over Ireland.
Neither man featured in England’s 37-0 pummelling of Italy on Friday night, and following that the St James’ Park clash, Jones admitted the pair will play no part in England’s first two World Cup matches from Tonga and USA .
Asked if the set can be fit for England’s opener,” Jones said:”Mako certainly will not function but we believe he might possibly be appropriate for game three or match four at the pool phase.
“Jack Nowell has obtained the last few days away so we’ve had to carry him back a bit. He should be correct similar to Mako. Everybody else is in training.”
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