Jack Willis has again left England’s training camp early and is set to answer a back-row crisis for Toulouse, giving Steve Borthwick a sizeable selection headache before his side host France on Saturday week.
Willis, who has impressed when starting England’s past two matches, against Italy and Wales, is expected to go straight back into action for Toulouse on Sunday night. When he was in the same position before the Six Nations he was effectively ruled out of contention to face Scotland.