England dealt Six Nations injury scare as star pulled out of training before Wales clash

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was at the centre of an injury scare after being pulled out of training ahead of England's clash with Wales on Saturday. The winger failed to finish the session at England's Bagshot base because of a leg issue that was being investigated on Thursday night.

If the Exeter winger fails to make the game it would be a huge blow for Steve Borthwick's side although Elliot Daly is currently in camp and could step up. Feyi-Waboso missed the whole of last year's Six Nations for surgery on a dislocated shoulder and was sent off on his England comeback against a France XV in June. But it showed the high regard that head coach Borthwick holds the wing in that he still took him on tour to Argentina and USA last summer despite being banned for the first two Tests of the trip against the Pumas.

The 23-year-old then played in the 40-5 win over the United States in Washington before playing in all four autumn Test wins and scoring against Argentina and Fiji.

He has been in prime form for Chiefs, scoring eight tries in 10 appearances in the Prem this season and was due to be unleashed with Henry Arundell as one of the fastest wing combinations fielded by England.

Defence coach Richard Wigglesworth said: "You watch him every week and go, 'yeah, that's another good one'. He's really keen to be as good as he can be. If that's your starting point, with the physical capabilities he has, then you're going to go well."

Wigglesworth has declared there is more to come from England and their 11-match winning streak is just the start. The Red Rose coach insists the side are exactly where they want to be a year-and-a-half out from a World Cup as they attempt to hunt down a first Six Nations title since 2020 by kicking off against Wales.

And Wigglesworth, who has been on Steve Borthwick's staff since 2023, says the team and it's game plan only needs minor tweaks as the countdown to Australia 2027 continues.

Wigglesworth said: "There is significant growth in us yet. Now it is just small things, there is not going to be a sudden reinvention of something huge you need to add.

"I feel like we know where we want to go and the players are on board with how we want to play the game how we want to put teams under pressure, then how we want to absorb it and turn it round. We have got a pretty good handle on who we are and what we want to be."

Wigglesworth was attack coach last season when England hammered Wales 68-14 in Cardiff in a 10-try rout but is not expecting a repeat this weekend against a side now coached by Steve Tandy.

He added: "It would be nice to bottle it and pour it out but it doesn't work like that. There are some great memories. There are not many Test matches were you get to sit, late on and smile and enjoy it and take it all in without thinking of a message, a decision or a substitution that might be needed in that time. It was one of those. They are a different team now.

"That was right at the end of their competition, this is at the start, it was dry, it is going to be wet on Saturday, they have a different coaching team so it doesn't work like that."