England’s plans for the autumn internationals have suffered a further blow after George Kruis, the Saracens lock, had surgery on an ankle injury and is expected to miss all four matches for his country next month. For Eddie Jones, the head coach, the injury to Kruis is the latest disruption to a squad that has been ravaged by injury in the opening weeks of the season. Kruis’s absence will mean an interruption to the hugely promising second-row combination he has forged with Maro Itoje, both for club - Saracens are at home to Scarlets in the European Champions Cup tomorrow – and…

Source: The Times October 21, 2016 15:56 UTC