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George Furbank is out of England’s Nations Championship opener against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday due to appendicitis and could miss the entire summer tour.
The full-back, who was set to make his first England appearance in close to two years, was taken to hospital on Friday evening, with Marcus Smith now most likely to replace him in the XV for the 4.40pm kick-off UK time.
Furbank also appears in doubt for the games against Fiji on July 11 and Argentina on July 18.
England team to face South Africa:
Starting XV: 15 TBC, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Tommy Freeman, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Alex Coles, 5 George Martin, 6 Ollie Chessum, 7. Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Charlie Ewels, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Marcus Smith.(likely to replace Furbank in the starting XV)
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George Furbank is out of England’s Nations Championship opener against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday due to appendicitis and could miss the entire summer tour.
The full-back, who was set to make his first England appearance in close to two years, was taken to hospital on Friday evening, with Marcus Smith now most likely to replace him in the XV for the 4.40pm kick-off UK time.
Furbank also appears in doubt for the games against Fiji on July 11 and Argentina on July 18.
England team to face South Africa:
Starting XV: 15 TBC, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Tommy Freeman, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Alex Coles, 5 George Martin, 6 Ollie Chessum, 7. Tom Curry, 8 Ben Earl.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19. Charlie Ewels, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Marcus Smith.(likely to replace Furbank in the starting XV)
More to follow…
This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.
Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.
Sky Sports is your trusted source for breaking sports news headlines and live updates. Watch live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, F1, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Rugby League, Rugby Union, NFL, Darts, Netball and get the latest transfers news, results, scores and more.
Visit skysports.com or the Sky Sports App for all the breaking sports news headlines. You can receive push notifications from the Sky Sports app for the latest news from your favourite sports, you can follow @SkySportsNews on X to get the latest updates and you can also now follow Sky Sports’ WhatsApp channel.
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