Jack Nowell along with mako Vunipola will miss the first two games of England at the Rugby World Cup, coach Eddie Jones has confirmed.
England prop Vunipola suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury while Nowell remains stepping up his recovery.
Neither man showcased in the 37-0 pummelling of Italy of England on Friday and after that the St James’ Park clash, Jones confessed that the set will play no part in England’s first two World Cup matches from USA and Tonga respectively.
Asked if the set can be fit for England’s opener,” Jones explained:”Mako definitely won’t function but we feel he could possibly be right for game three or game four in the pool stage.
“Jack Nowell has taken the last couple of days off so we’ve needed to carry him back a bit. He must be correct, again like Mako. Everybody else is in training.”
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