England's rugby team faced a setback as Marcus Smith suffered a calf injury during training, ruling him out of the Six Nations opener against Italy. The 24-year-old was seen on crutches after the injury, and there are concerns about his potential absence for the entire tournament. This injury opened the door for Fin Smith to make his debut in Rome. George Ford and Danny Care were named to start for England in the opener against Italy. Meanwhile, Italy faced their own challenges as Ange Capuozzo was ruled out due to illness, and Ellis Genge was also ruled out for England due to a foot injury.
England’s defensive line is all over the place - shouldn’t say it but the #SixNations needs @Federugby to hang on and win. 🤦♂️
👀 HT: Italy 17 England 14 Work to be done for Steve Borthwick's team in the second half #TelegraphRugby | #SixNationsRugby
England behind in more ways than one @ITVRugby @Federugby https://t.co/lppM8kYDf7
It's too close to call in Italy 😮💨 #ITAENG #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/mxS6cNVOtq
⏸️ Italy lead at the break 🇮🇹 Can the Azzurri hold on for a famous win? Or will England fight back to take the win in Rome? 🤔 Catch the rest of the #GuinnessSixNations action on ITV1! https://t.co/Y2DOZ5nsXR
HT in Rome. Italy lead by three points! #ITAvENG | #GuinnessSixNations https://t.co/aA9xSGaRXw
Italy lead 17-14 at half-time in Rome. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Garbisi & Tommaso Allan got on the scoresheet for Italy with Elliot Daly going over for England. Eddie Jones, the ex-coach observes from the stands. Thoughts on the first-half? #ITAvENG #SixNations https://t.co/bYsoOgg0UG
Italy 17-14 England. Half time in Rome
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Loosehead prop Ellis Genge has been ruled out of @EnglandRugby Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico this afternoon with a foot injury and is replaced by Beno Obano.
15 Minutes to kickoff as Italy take on England in the #GuinnessM6N ⏱️ Live Updates 🔢 Scores 🧮 Stats 🗣️ Reaction & More Follow all the action in app 👇 #ITAvENG
🇮🇹🏴 It's time for Italy v England at the Stadio Olimpico. #ITAvENG 🔢 Follow the #GuinnessM6N clash, live. 👉 https://t.co/ll2YB3XqPi https://t.co/SPlMXEalvx
🏴 England forced to make late injury-enforced change. #ITAvENG ❌ Ellis Genge has been ruled out against Italy. #GuinnessM6N 👇 https://t.co/R0tuVkmtlr
🌹 Loosehead prop Ellis Genge has been ruled out of England's Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy today with a foot injury. Beno Obano replaces him. #EnglandRugby #sixnations https://t.co/8Dgj6b1Q2d
Ange Capuozzo will miss Italy’s Six Nations opener against England due to illness. Will his absence be a big blow for the team? 🇮🇹 #sixnations #italyrugby https://t.co/9bLFBFwW5m
❌ Star back Ange Capuozzo is out with a stomach bug. #ITAvENG 🇮🇹 Italy dealt major blow ahead of England game. #GuinnessM6N 👇 https://t.co/aymP6nC6gs
Very unfortunate news for Italy 😔🇮🇹 Capuozzo has been ruled out due to illness. https://t.co/L7sKuYuJb9
🇮🇹 Two changes in the lineup for Italy playing tomorrow against England. Big news is that Ange Capuozzo is out. #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/wqNR1t1ISp
🗣️ "We’re not sure exactly when. Hopefully he will play in the latter part of the Six Nations, but it will be a number of weeks. We’ll know more next week." 🏴 England sweating on Marcus Smith's fitness for rest of the #GuinnessM6N. https://t.co/dP1VU4NJ28
Marcus Smith could potentially miss the entire Six Nations with England. #ITAvENG #GuinnessM6N #EnglandRugby Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/vk0cTRlxVo
🏴 The @EnglandRugby side going head to head with the Italians this weekend 🙌 #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/5mXltOpS4P
Steve Borthwick has announced his side to face Italy in England's opening game of the 2024 Six Nations 🌹 What do you make of this lineup? GBR's England coverage is in partnership with British Airways #EnglandRugby #SixNationsRugby https://t.co/4ZqYV5wcyg
Italy team to face England #SixNations2024 #GuinnessSixNations #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/JdLhmKKVYG
England team to face Italy #itaveng #GuinnessM6N #GuinnessSixNations #SixNations2024 https://t.co/bxeIXJ5jF2
🇳🇿 New Zealand-born Ethan Roots get the nod against Italy. #ITAvENG 🏴 Here's England's team for their Six Nations opener. #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/nzVF4g0zSs
🌹 Ethan Roots will debut at 6, George Ford is at 10 with Mitchell fit enough to start at 9 and a brand-new Dingwall-Slade centre partnership for England v Italy https://t.co/NxgfJhOgvI
Steve Borthwick has announced his side to face Italy in England's opening game of the 2024 Six Nations 🌹 What do you make of this lineup? GBR's England coverage is brought to you by British Airways #EnglandRugby #SixNationsRugby
BREAKING: England name two new caps to start against Italy and include three more on their bench. #GuinnessM6N #EnglandRugby #ITAvENG Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/kEWiG9Hl5X
5⃣ Uncapped players included in Steve Borthwick's England team to face Italy! 🇮🇹🏴 #GuinnessM6N #ITAvENG https://t.co/LukfGQDgln
Here it is... 🌹 Head coach Steve Borthwick has named his England team to face Italy in our opening game of the 2024 #GuinnessM6N on Saturday! #ITAvENG | #WearTheRose | @O2
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Italy name experienced team to face England in Six Nations opener #ITAvENG 🇮🇹 #Italrugby #Azzurri #EnglandRugby #GuinnessSixNations Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/7TTIvOxbJm
Teammates turned competitors 👀 Steve Borthwick has quite the task in filling that number 10 role and with Marcus Smith injured, who starts as fly-half against Italy? 🤔 #GuinnessM6N | #ITAvENG | @EnglandRugby https://t.co/XJKw9lESCz
Find out who @BenKay5 and me have in our starting XVs for England for the @SixNationsRugby opener with Italy on Saturday. This week's @standardsport pod with @stevecording is out now 👇in partnership with @QBEeo @voxpodstudio https://t.co/nZO9hDu4QW
🔺 NEW: George Ford and Danny Care will start for England in their Six Nations opener against Italy, while New Zealand-born Ethan Roots will make his debut at flanker ⬇️Tap below |✍️ @willgkelleher https://t.co/AjaxilIQER
🇮🇹 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗬 𝘃𝘀 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 🏴 The lineups for the opener of the U20s Six Nations ⤵️ Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Junior Kpoko, Henry Pollock and Ben Redshaw headline England’s starting XV. Italy looking to build upon their third place finish last year. @SixNationsU20 https://t.co/145p0vEeUs
England fly-half Marcus Smith ruled out of Six Nations opener against Italy https://t.co/s4PNAGPXtR
England have suffered a major blow ahead of their Six Nations opener against Italy as Marcus Smith was ruled out of Saturday’s clash with a calf injury. https://t.co/5LYQu73vI3
Marcus Smith RULED OUT of England’s clash at Italy as he’s spotted on crutches after training injury https://t.co/3WdtEVkboz https://t.co/3WdtEVkboz
🏴 Marcus Smith out of England's opener. #ITAvENG #GuinnessM6N 👇 https://t.co/iriK9hbnQJ
Alex Mitchell adds to England Six Nations injury crisis as Marcus Smith fears grow ✍️ @danscho1 #TelegraphRugby #GuinnessM6N
A real shame for Marcus Smith just as the 6 Nations is about to kick off. Who would you start vs Italy in his absence? George Ford, (unbelievably still only 30), knows Borthwick's game plan inside out 𝗼𝗿 Fin Smith, the form 10 at Northampton, in for his debut? https://t.co/yeYlJpWPfm
Marcus Smith's calf injury opens the door for namesake Fin at No 10 Full England squad news 👇 https://t.co/EgPaOwan9p
🗣️ "We are gutted for him because he's been amazing to work with." 🏴 Marcus Smith out of England's opener. #ITAvENG #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/iriK9hbnQJ
Marcus Smith has been ruled out of England's opener Six Nations against Italy in Rome due to a calf injury 🏴 Smith departed England's training base in Girona on crutches on Monday, leaving George Ford and the uncapped Fin Smith as fly-half options 🏉 https://t.co/7QNX9tVtti
Marcus Smith has been ruled out of England's opening game with a calf injury. Massive blow.
BREAKING: Marcus Smith ruled out of England's Six Nations opener #EnglandRugby #GuinnessSixNations Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/R3AXdRHOvy
Fly-half Marcus Smith has been ruled out of England's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome on Saturday with a calf injury. @EnglandRugby @Federugby
Marcus Smith ruled out of England match against Italy with calf injury https://t.co/Sxep6SVcPB
🏴 Blow for England as Marcus Smith out of Italy game. #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/yQt265Cn0I
🏴 BREAKING: Marcus Smith has been ruled out of England’s Six Nations opener with a calf injury. No update on the severity yet after he was sent for scans yesterday… #GuinnessM6N
Marcus Smith will miss England’s Six Nations opener again Italy as he is ruled out with a calf injury 😳 With Smith injured and Owen Farrell not in the squad, who should start at 10 for England on Saturday? 🤔 #rugby #england #SixNationsRugby https://t.co/OCBL2yLl2G
Breaking: Marcus Smith ruled out of England’s Six Nations opener v Italy with a calf injury suffered in training yesterday. No clarity yet re severity of the injury or return date. Read full story on @MailSport … https://t.co/3XLzADSZMH
Marcus Smith ruled out of England's Six Nations opener against Italy ✍️ @danscho1 #TelegraphRugby
🚨 Breaking 🚨 Marcus Smith out of the Italy match with a calf injury – and could miss entire Six Nations. That opens the door for Fin Smith’s debut in Rome. @TimesSport from Girona. #SixNations #England https://t.co/OSgCmLvHvN
🔺 NEW: Marcus Smith will miss England’s Six Nations opener against Italy on Saturday with a calf injury, and could be ruled out for the entire Six Nations. The injury opens the door for Fin Smith to make his debut in Rome Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/XjTg3BoqiL
England sweating on fitness of Marcus Smith for Six Nations opener against Italy #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/S1xFf5xT6d
2024 Six Nations: England's Marcus Smith a doubt for opener with Italy https://t.co/ZU315ClzsI
Marcus Smith limped out of an England training session and was later seen on crutches 🤕 Where does this leave Steve Borthwick's fly-half plans ahead of England v Italy this Saturday? 🌹 #SixNations #EnglandRugby https://t.co/UwzUdPxjme
Marcus Smith in doubt for England's Six Nations opener against Italy https://t.co/wYUrXcHQ0Y
Marcus Smith seen on crutches after training injury as England set to play uncapped fly half vs Italy https://t.co/3WdtEVkboz https://t.co/3WdtEVkboz
😬 Story emerging from Girona. Marcus Smith limped out of training & was using crutches on Mon. He’s been scanned & now England await news of the extent of his injury ahead of the Italy #SixNations opener. His absence would mean a Fin S debut @TimesSport https://t.co/euVzHQa4Vi
Marcus Smith on crutches and taken for scan in major Six Nations injury scare ✍️ @danscho1 #TelegraphRugby
🔺 NEW: Marcus Smith limped out of training on crutches five days before England’s Six Nations opener against Italy. The 24-year-old pulled up during a session on Monday and was sent for a scan on his leg to assess the extent of the damage Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/XjTg3BoqiL
News from Girona: Marcus Smith left England training on crutches today and was sent for a scan on a potential leg injury - three days before team named to face Italy in Rome. Story on @MailSport …