Manu Tuilagi’s injury-blighted England career suffered yet another setback on Thursday when the powerhouse centre was ruled out of the side to play Wales in the Six Nations this weekend just hours after being named in the starting XV by head coach Eddie Jones.
Unbeaten France head to Murrayfield with an underdog mentality and a point to prove against bogey-side Scotland on Saturday as they continue their bid for a Six Nations Championship clean sweep.
22-year-old Rory Darge will make his first start for Scotland in a new-look back row against France in the third round of the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday.
England have welcomed captain Courtney Lawes and centre Manu Tuilagi back into the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.
There is just one personnel change to the France’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
Ireland’s talismanic flyhalf Johnny Sexton says he welcomes the challenge to his number one spot from Joey Carbery adding he is “well used to competition”.
Mike Brown believes England will be too powerful for Wales on Saturday, describing the prospect of losing to them at Twickenham as “unthinkable”.
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been dropped from the match-day 23 to play England in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham this weekend, according to reports in Wales.
England believe Manu Tuilagi will add a “new dimension”, should the powerful but injury-prone centre make his latest comeback against Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ireland, Scotland and Italy have all been forced to alter their squads ahead of this weekend’s Six Nations fixtures due to injuries.
