England lock George Kruis ruled out of France match

ByReuters

Updated 01/02/2017 at 19:40 GMT

England lock George Kruis has been ruled out of the opening Six Nations match against France due to a knee injury, the English RFU said on Wednesday.

England's George Kruis during training

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The 26-year-old Kruis, who has played 20 internationals, sustained ligament damage and will undergo further assessment on Thursday.

"We'll have to wait and see what the specialist's prognosis is, but we're not ruling him out of the Six Nations at this stage," England coach Eddie Jones said.

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