Eddie Jones provides update on Jack Willis knee injury after England’s win

A ‘concerned’ Eddie Jones revealed Jack Willis was walking with the aid of crutches after his horrendous-looking knee injury in England’s comprehensive 41-18 victory over Italy.

The reigning champions suffered an opening defeat at home to Scotland last week and initially continued their slow start when Monty Ioane broke the deadlock for Italy after just two minutes and 23 seconds.

But Eddie Jones' side recovered over the course of the first half, scoring three times, including through Jonny May's 32nd Test try.

Anthony Watson's second of the match put the result beyond doubt, before Jack Willis touched down on his Six Nations debut, only to later depart with an apparently serious knee injury that put a dampener on the day.

‘We are all concerned, he is on crutches and will be examined on Sunday, said Jones ‘It didn’t look good and it is probably not good but we will wait and see. It’s some sort of knee injury but he’s back in the dressing room with us.’

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