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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Simon Collings

England’s Six Nations preparations beset by injuries as Henry Slade’s return to training delayed

Henry Slade will only begin training from Friday, as Eddie Jones’s fitness issues continue ahead of England’s Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday week.

The Exeter centre is “a strong candidate” to replace Owen Farrell, who was ruled out of the tournament on Wednesday after undergoing ankle surgery, at inside-centre.

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