England call up five injury replacements ahead of Six Nations opener with Jamie George and Alex Dobrand out | Rugby Union News

England have called up five injury replacements to join the squad ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1.

England will begin their campaign against the defending champions in Dublin, a task made even more difficult by further injuries to five players, including strikers Jamie George and Alex Dombrant.

Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints) and Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks) will all join the squad as England’s preparations begin on Tuesday in training team base. in Girona, Spain.

The five new players replace Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) and Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), as well as George (Saracens) and Dombrandt (Harlequins), who were all injured while playing for the clubs their. on the weekend.

Mitchell is a doubt for the opening match of the Six Nations but will travel with the squad to Girona to continue his rehabilitation.

George had been replaced as England captain by team-mate Maro Itoje when Steve Borthwick named the Six Nations squad, then suffered a hamstring injury late on in Saracens’ 32-24 Champions Cup defeat by Castries and he was ruled not playing in the first. Six Nations weekend.

Six Nations 2025 predictions: England

• February 1: Ireland (a)
• February 8: France (the)
• February 22: Scotland (the)
• March 9: Italy (n)
• March 15: Wales (a)