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Full extent of Youngs' injury revealed
By Russell Greaves
The England & Leicester Tigers scrum-half was taken off early on in Rome on Sunday, his evident pain souring what proved to be a commanding 46-15 win for England.
Youngs has now been ruled out for the remainder of England's Six Nations campaign after suffering a knee injury in the champions' opening victory against Italy.
And on Monday the Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed the 28-year-old had ruptured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, bringing an end to his tournament.
Youngs will undergo a further assessment with a surgeon later this week, but the RFU said he could be sidelined for up to four months.
Earlier on Monday, coach Eddie Jones called up Saracens' Richard Wigglesworth as a replacement, with England facing Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.
The news is also a huge blow to the Tigers, who are struggling in the bottom half of the Premiership.
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“While Sotutu should start at No.8 for the All Blacks against England, but it’s only in that arena that he can prove just how good he really is.” And that my friends is where simply hasnt shone despite multiple opportunities. Even in this performance you can see what did him in in the test arena..he almost always still runs at the opposition almost ramrod upright making him easier to stop than it should be.
Go to commentsShould have been 0-0 and a message from SR CEO to both teams - “don’t worry about turning up next year”.
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