England head coach Steve Borthwick has been forced to call up five players after his Six Nations squad was rocked by injury on a damaging weekend of club rugby.

Previous captain Jamie George has been ruled out of Englands first Six Nations; The England squad has been hit by five injuries including Georges after the weekends club matches and new players have been called up;

First-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell, who missed the autumn Tests with a neck injury, could also miss the game with a knee problem he picked up against Munster on Friday

ENGLAND HAVE BEEN hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Six Nations opener against Ireland on 1 February, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown. Hooker George suffered a hamstring injury in Saracens’ Investec Champions Cup defeat by Saracens on Sunday and will miss the start of the tournament,