Tom Curry faces a race against time to make England’s Six Nations opener after pulling a hamstring at Harlequins.
The Sale star limped off after just 16 minutes at a rain-sodden Twickenham Stoop to add to new England boss Steve Borthwick’s worries.
Borthwick is already sweating on whether captain Owen Farrell will be cited for his tackle at Gloucester on Friday which pundits Austin Healey and Lawrence Dallaglio branded a “definite red card’.