All the most recent information on gamers injured earlier than and through this 12 months’s Six Nations Championship
2022 Six Nations Accidents Replace
All eyes are on this 12 months’s Six Nations, which is about to be probably the most hotly contested for a very long time. Whereas we debate who might win all of it, staff choice and who’s in red-hot kind, there’s the perpetual difficulty: who has the healthiest squad?
Each season gamers drop out, so here’s a rolling replace of the most important accidents for every staff.
Andrew Porter to overlook remainder of Six Nations
Forward of spherical 4, prop Andrew Porter has been dominated out of the rest of the Six Nations with an ankle harm.
The loosehead has returned to Leinster, with the IRFU saying his “medical remedy can be managed by the Leinster Medical Workforce.”
Orlando Bailey and Luke Northmore are a part of a 36-man England Six Nations squad named forward of Saturday’s match in opposition to Eire. Sam Underhill, Nic Dolly and Alex Mitchell return to the squad for the primary time because the Autumn Nations Sequence.
Tub back-row Underhill, a daily choose throughout Eddie Jones’s time as head coach, has but to play on this 12 months’s championship after sustaining a head harm in opposition to Leinster in January.
Alex Dombrandt examined constructive for Covid on Friday (4 March) and instantly went into isolation. He’s anticipated to rejoin the squad later subsequent week.
Raffi Quirke suffered concussion in Sale Sharks’ recreation in opposition to Exeter Chiefs on Sunday and is unavailable for choice.
Jonny Hill, who has been endeavor rehab on a fibula stress harm, has returned to his membership Exeter for the rest of the match.
Eddie Jones has named a 36-player England squad to organize for the Check in opposition to Eire.
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Owen Farrell was the primary large story for Six Nations accidents this season. He was initially named England captain for the Six Nations, with Jones believing he would have recovered from the ankle harm he suffered final autumn.
Nevertheless, he suffered one other harm in Saracens coaching forward of his proposed comeback match in opposition to London Irish and Jones confirmed that Farrell can be unavailable at some point of the match.
Within the second row, Joe Launchbury was added to the squad following the Murrayfield defeat. He changed flanker Lewis Ludlam, who didn’t journey to Rome resulting from a rib cartilage harm.
London Irish openside Tom Pearson was additionally added to that squad.
Jonny Could has withdrawn from the squad with a knee harm, with Jones saying the wing requires knee surgical procedure. The winger is prone to be out for all the match. Joe Marler and Joe Marchant examined constructive for Covid within the lead-up to the Scotland fixture however accomplished isolation protocols and have been included within the match-day 23.
Elliot Daly and George Ford have been referred to as as much as the squad forward of the Scotland recreation.
Forward of the round-three match in opposition to Wales, Jones named a 25-man squad for a five-day coaching camp in London.
Manu Tuilagi was again in that squad after a hamstring harm. He returned to motion for Sale Sharks the day after the Calcutta Cup defeat however withdrew from the beginning XV in opposition to Wales after choosing up one other hanstring harm.
Sam Simmonds didn’t participate in coaching in the course of the first of the 2 fallow weeks. That was to assist handle an ongoing hip difficulty – the Exeter No 8 rehabbed the harm in camp.
Courtney Lawes, the same old stand-in captain, missed the spherical one loss in Scotland with a concussion. He didn’t characteristic in opposition to Italy in spherical two as nicely however captained the staff to victory in opposition to Wales after working via return-to-play protocols.
Luke Cowan-Dickie went off in opposition to Wales in spherical three. His membership Exeter Chiefs mentioned: “It’s a fairly vital knee ligament harm which can want an operation.”
Captain Charles Ollivon stays out following knee surgical procedure, whereas fly-half Matthieu Jalibert continues to be lacking from the France Six Nations squad with a thigh harm.
After impressing in opposition to Italy in spherical one, centre Jonathan Danty (ankle) is not going to characteristic in spherical two in opposition to Eire however he returned to the squad forward of Scotland. Prop Daniel Bibi Biziwu additionally appears to be like set to overlook out after testing constructive for Covid-19.
Star try-scorer Gabin Villiere is out of the squad for Scotland with harm.
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont additionally suffered knee drawback forward of the match, however returned to skipper the aspect to victory over Italy in spherical one.
Captain Johnny Sexton has been dominated out of Eire’s match in opposition to France after sustaining a hamstring harm.
Keith Earls can be out for a number of weeks after sustaining a hamstring harm forward of Eire’s spherical one victory over Wales.
The winger was anticipated to be among the many substitutes on opening weekend, however was compelled to return to his membership, Munster, for a scan.
Hooker Rob Herring has additionally left camp and returned to Ulster with a calf harm. Dave Heffernan has changed him.
Head coach Andy Farrell had extra constructive information on Iain Henderson (ankle) and Robbie Henshaw (adductor), who have been named within the staff for the journey to France in spherical two after sitting out the Wales recreation.
Tom O’Toole was dominated out of Eire’s match in opposition to Italy with a hamstring harm.
Previous to the match, the most important hit to Eire’s Six Nations squad was James Lowe, who missed the primary two rounds with a muscle harm however he was referred to as into the squad forward of their Italy match.
One other back-three participant, Jacob Stockdale, can be out having undergone ankle surgical procedure.
Joey Carbery can be accessible after a fractured elbow, whereas Josh van der Flier (groin), Tadhg Furlong (calf) and James Ryan (hamstring) recovered in time to start out in spherical one.
Andrew Porter is the most recent large Six Nations accidents story, having injured his ankle in opposition to Italy in spherical three of the competitors.
Sergio Parisse hopes to be given a final hurrah within the Italy shirt in the course of the championship, however he was omitted of the preliminary Italy Six Nations squad as a result of he wants extra recreation time.
The previous Italy captain suffered a hand harm and his membership Toulon didn’t play for some time due to Covid. As soon as Parisse is absolutely match and has some matches beneath his belt, it’s thought he can be referred to as into the squad by new coach Kieran Crowley.
Six Nations accidents have began to pile up for Scotland.
Jamie Ritchie was seen on crutches after Scotland’s opening weekend victory over England and won’t play in opposition to Wales in spherical two. After the Calcutta Cup win, coach Gregor Townsend supplied a grave verdict, admitting “it’s not trying nice for Jamie simply now.”
The harm, which Townsend described as affecting the flanker’s “hamstring and groin space” depletes a Scotland Six Nations squad that started the match with few main health issues.
Rory Sutherland is about to overlook the remainder of the match resulting from rib and shoulder accidents sustained in Scotland’s match in opposition to Wales.
Again-row Josh Bayliss was unavailable with a concussion however he was again in rivalry forward of France.
Jonny Grey is unavailable for the France match resulting from an ankle harm. Scotland may even be with out Scott Cummings (knee) and Cam Redpath (unknown harm). James Lang, Ollie Smith, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan, Kiran McDonald and Marshall Sykes have been referred to as into the squad forward of the French match.
Wales have been hardest hit by Six Nations Accidents, with greater than 600 caps-worth of expertise unavailable for choice.
The absentees are: Alun Wyn Jones (shoulder), Dan Lydiate (ACL), Ken Owens (again), George North (knee), Leigh Halfpenny (knee), Justin Tipuric (shoulder), Taulupe Faletau (calf), Josh Navidi (shoulder), Elliot Dee (neck), Josh Macleod (achilles) and Johnny Williams (shoulder).
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones will miss the championship due to a shoulder harm (Getty Pictures)
Wayne Pivac has mentioned some stars might return later in the course of the championship.
Six gamers have been launched again to their areas and can be found for choice this weekend: Rhys Carre and Dillon Lewis (Cardiff), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys), Kieran Hardy (Scarlets) and Bradley Roberts (Ulster). They are going to rejoin the Wales camp on Sunday 30 January.
As well as, second-row Christ Tshiunza examined constructive for Covid on Monday (24 January) and instantly went into isolation. The star was later dominated out of all the match with a hamstring harm. Taulupe Faletau was referred to as into the squad as his alternative.
Associated: Wales Six Nations Squad
This put up can be up to date all through the Six Nations.
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