Jamie George has required an injection in his neck in order to be fit to begin his tenure as England captain and has yet to return to full training, the Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, said.
George was unveiled as Owen Farrell’s successor as England captain on Wednesday but he is sidelined and not deemed fit enough for Saracens’ crucial Champions Cup tie with Lyon on Saturday. McCall is confident George will be fit to train fully when England head to their Six Nations training camp in Girona next week but he has not appeared for his club since 30 December.
