Northampton forward will miss 12 weeks with ankle injuryCentre Manu Tuilagi already ruled out for six monthsEddie Jones has been handed another major injury blow and will be forced to shuffle his forward pack after Courtney Lawes was ruled out for 12 weeks, ensuring he will miss the Six Nations finale as well as the Autumn Nations Cup.
Lawes injured an ankle during Northampton’s defeat by Sale and after seeing a specialist will undergo surgery. Jones will already be without Manu Tuilagi, who has been sidelined for six months with an achilles injury sustained in the same match and with George Kruis bound for
Japan, all of a sudden his options at lock – traditionally a position of strength – are looking light.