ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill will likely miss the opening rounds of the Six Nations after he damaged ankle ligaments in Bath’s victory over Leicester on Sunday.
The 22-year-old has seen a specialist to find out the extent of the injury, but recovery time is usually six weeks.
That timescale would rule Underhill out of England’s opening Six Nations game against Ireland in Dublin on February 2 and the home clash with France eight days later.
Underhill was part of England’s 2018 Six Nations side and featured in three of the Autumn internationals.
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