Elliot Daly’s absence from the entire Six Nations has been confirmed, dealing a blow to England’s new head coach, Steve Borthwick.
Daly suffered a hamstring injury before Saracens’ Champions Cup defeat to Edinburgh, and will be out for 12 weeks.
Despite his injury, the versatile back had recently earned a recall to the England squad due to his strong performances for Saracens.
He withdrew from Saracens’ match against Edinburgh on Sunday and was removed from the England squad the following day.
Statement: Four laws changes confirmed for the 2023 Six Nations
The 2023 Six Nations is fast approaching, so here’s a rundown of the little changes that are coming to the tournament this year.
Penalising negative player actions
Referees are expected to take action against negative player actions such as trapping players in the ruck, and players not attempting to play the ball in jackall situations.
A statement says: “Players are reminded about their responsibilities not to hold the ball or walk off with the ball at penalties – this reduces attacking options by the non-offending team and slows the game down unnecessarily and will be sanctioned.”
