Ben Earl could well be a Six Nations doubt after Saracens’ director of rugby gave a less-than-positive update on an injury he sustained on Saturday.
The back-row was forced to withdraw from Sarries’ Premiership clash against Harlequins after sustaining a knee issue in the warm-up.
A brace was placed on Earl’s leg following the injury and director of rugby Mark McCall is worried that it could be a lengthy absence.
“Ben hurt his knee in the warm-up, and it’s too early for us to know how serious that’s going to be. We’ve lost him probably for a while,” Saracens’ boss McCall said.
Other injuries
Earl was not the only England player to suffer an injury on Saturday, with Elliot Daly joining his team-mate in failing to make kick-off and Alex Lozowski going off early into the contest.
“We had the disruption, and we dealt with that really well. It was great experience for Olly Hartley to play with Owen (Farrell) on his inside and Nick Tompkins on his outside. He did outstandingly well,” McCall said.
“Tom Parton looked fantastic on the left wing as well. We’ve picked up a few injuries in the last couple of weeks. People are stepping up and playing out of position. It was a really good win.”
Those setbacks did not hamper Saracens, who were utterly exceptional against Harlequins and claimed a 38-10 victory at the Stoop in the London derby.
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