Centre Ollie Lawrence, wing Tom Roebuck and hooker Jamie George have been ruled out of Englands final Autumn International against Argentina on Sunday after sustaining injuries in the win over New Zealand, the RFU said on Tuesday.
Lawrence was one of the star performers in the 33-19 victory, scoring the first try and setting up another, but, like George, suffered a hamstring injury having returned to action recently after suffering a ruptured Achilles in March.
His loss will be keenly felt by coach Steve Borthwick, who, like most of his predecessors since Clive Woodward, has been striving for the ideal midfield combination and seemed to have settled on it with Lawrence at 13 and Fraser Dingwall inside him. Now he will have a changed midfield for the ninth game in a row.
