The England head coach Steve Borthwick will be forced into significant changes against Japan with George Furbank and Ollie Chessum joining Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Seb Atkinson as injury absentees for the Nations Championship clash.
Chessum and Furbank suffered shoulder and groin problems in the win over Australia, and will spend this week rehabbing in camp alongside Atkinson (hip) with the hope that all three will be available for the encounter with New Zealand next weekend.
