Courtney Lawes is a doubt for the start of England’s autumn internationals campaign after pulling out of next week’s training camp in Jersey, raising questions over who will assume the captaincy in the series opener against Argentina next month.
Eddie Jones expressed confidence that Lawes would be available to face Argentina on 6 November when naming him in a 36-man squad on Monday and hinted he would continue as captain. His withdrawal from the training camp, therefore, must be considered a setback with Owen Farrell the likely candidate for the captaincy if Lawes is unavailable.
