Prop: Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
He appears certain to miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after needing surgery on his lower-leg injury in October.
Lock: Richie Gray (Scotland)
Gray has been ruled out of the autumn internationals and at least part of the Six Nations through injury. The Toulouse second-row, 29, needs a back operation and club boss Ugo Mola confirmed he will be sidelined for “around four months”.
Lock: Joe Launchbury (England)
Wasps confirmed earlier this week that the 27-year-old lock has undergone knee surgery and faces 10 to 12 weeks out.It means the 54 times-capped forward will miss England’s appointments with South Africa, world champions New Zealand, Japan and Australia next month.