Kruis out of England opener

England second row George Kruis has been ruled out of England's opening Six Nations game with France on Saturday at Twickenham.

The 26-year-old suffered the injury in training on Tuesday and will see a specialist on Thursday to determine the severity of the injury.

England head coach Eddie Jones said '' We are not ruling him out of the Six Nations at this stage ''

England will now turn to Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury to pair up in the second-row with Maro Itoje moving to flanker.