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From Chris Jones
BBC rugby union correspondent
Prop Mako Vunipola won’t be fit before the end of England’s Rugby World Cup campaign after suffering a setback.
It was hoped Vunipola would be appropriate for the tournament opener against Tonga September of England.
“He is probably going to be perfect for the third or fourth match,” coach Eddie Jones said after England beat Italy 37-0 in Newcastle.
“He had a small scar tissue which was impairing his motion.”
The England boss added:”But that’s been fixed. He is progressing really well today.”
As expected, Jack Nowell will miss the first few games of England with his ankle issue.
Appendicitis when in the Italy coaching camp a week, however, is now back struck the Exeter man.
“Jack Nowell is likely in precisely the same category [as Vunipola],” Jones added.
“They are important players for us so we are prepared to be patient with them.”
Vunipola’s accident means England will start the World Cup with only four props and also the Joe Marler is most likely to step into the function with Ellis Genge the back up.
Kyle Sinckler, among two tight-heads alongside Dan Cole, gave fans a scare when he abandoned the field insisted it was nothing to be worried about.
The victory in Newcastle was the third warm-up triumph of England, with the sole loss.
Jones’ negative recorded their largest ever winning margin from Ireland and claimed a comfortable win whenever they played with Wales.
However, Jones was concerned with much more than just the results and has utilized the games as a opportunity to experiment with his line-up prior to the group strikes out to Japan on Sunday.
“The realisation presently in world football is that you have got to have numerous starting XVs,” he added.
“How many times can you get your entire squad available? We’ve been in a position to use those four games to build.
“Our World Cup preparation so far has been very favorable. We’re growing as a team on and off the field and should we utilize this next 10 or 12 days economically we’ll be in an even stronger place”
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