"Friendly fire" - Ellis Genge obliterates Kyle Sinckler's nose - Ruck

“Friendly fire” – Ellis Genge obliterates Kyle Sinckler’s nose

England tighthead-prop Sinckler left the field in some distress after taking a boot to the nose from club mate Ellis Genge. Ouch.

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One fan wrote: “Did we literally hear Sinckler‘s nose break?”

Another added: “Poor Sinckler. That looked like a bad one.”

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Three England changes Steve Borthwick ‘should’ make for Wales clash

With still work to do for the New England boss, we look at three changes he could make to face Wales in a fortnight’s time.

Borthwick’s men travel to Cardiff in their next game on 25 February, after next weekend’s break, as the Azzurri host world number one side Ireland earlier on the same day.

POSSIBLE ENGLAND CHANGES:

#1. Marcus Smith for Owen Farrell

Owen Farrell, Captain of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

RUCK 6/10: “There was a lot of kicking from the England 10 and not much of it was good; either from hand or the tee. However, his overall performance improved significantly when he played in his preferred position.”

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Andy Goode wrote on Twitter: “Steve Borthwick talks relentlessly about excitement and exciting the crowd, there’s zero excitement at Twickers Borthers, get Marcus Smith on please.”

Planet Rugby 5/10: “Relished being in the driving seat as he backed his team-mates regularly early on, going to the corner which paid off in tries. Perhaps over-kicked in the red zone as the jury remains out on who should start at fly-half.”

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