Chris Robshaw out of England's autumn internationals

England's former captain has 66 caps and played in all but one of this year's internationals

Tom Kershaw
Tuesday 16 October 2018 17:42 BST
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Chris Robshaw's knee injury is understood to keep him out for eight weeks
Chris Robshaw's knee injury is understood to keep him out for eight weeks (Getty)

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Chris Robshaw has been ruled out of England’s autumn internationals in a huge blow to Eddie Jones' already injury hampered side.

The Harlequins flanker is believed to require surgery to his knee and is facing eight weeks on the sidelines.

Chris Robshaw has been a mainstay under Eddie Jones
Chris Robshaw has been a mainstay under Eddie Jones (Getty)

England face South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and Australia in November and only yesterday was it revealed that Billy Vunipola has also been ruled out after breaking his arm for the third time this year.

Wasps' Joe Launchbury has also undergone knee surgery and his teammate Nathan Hughes is understood to be facing a six-week suspension after punching Gloucester forward Lewis Ludlow leaving Eddie Jones in a predicament to replenish his depleted forward pack.

Harlequins Head of Rugby Paul Gustard has released a statement regarding Robshaw this evening: “We are hugely disappointed to lose Chris for a short period of time while he recovers from this injury. Not least because he has been one of our standout performers across our first seven games this season and also because this period in the calendar provides the opportunity to represent England in the Autumn Internationals and I am sure he would have featured strongly in Eddie Jones’ plans for those matches."

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