BATH BACK ROW Sam Underhill has been withdrawn from England’s Guinness Six Nations squad with a hip injury and will be replaced by Wasps’ Jack Willis.
The news comes as a further blow to Eddie Jones, less than 24 hours after loosehead Joe Marler withdrew from the squad due to personal reasons and lock Joe Launchbury was ruled out with a broken leg.
England will meet at St. George’s Park on Wednesday as they begin preparations for the tournament.
They kick off their tournament against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday 6 February (4.45pm).
England have also confirmed that Exeter loosehead Alec Hepburn, Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam and his team-mate, lock David Ribbans, have been added to the champions’ shadow squad.
