Owen Farrell has been ruled out of England’s training camp this week with a head injury, dealing Eddie Jones a major setback and leaving the head coach without his two main candidates for the captaincy as he steps up preparations in Jersey.
Farrell sustained a head injury in Saracens’ victory against Exeter on Saturday and after the game his director of rugby, Mark McCall, said the playmaker was facing a 12-day stand‑down period. Accordingly, Farrell has not travelled to Jersey and will go through the return to play protocols at home. Henry Slade has earned a reprieve as a result.
