Northampton full-back George Furbank suffered a fractured arm during their Champions Cup victory over the Bulls, casting doubt on his availability for England's Six Nations opener.
Full-back George Furbank is a doubt for the start of England 's Six Nations campaign after fracturing his arm in Northampton's Champions Cup win over the Bulls on Saturday. 'He has fractured his arm, it can vary so nothing concrete on how long that will take,' said Northampton head coach Sam Vesty. Setting an accurate estimate for Furbank 's return is complicated by recovery timescales differing between types of fracture and different patients.
However, with England's Six Nations opener away to defending champions Ireland on 1 February only six and a half weeks away, a key part of England's back division could well be absent for the first round. For November's 29-20 defeat by South Africa Furbank's absence will be keenly felt by Saints who hope that the win in Pretoria can kick-start their form amid a faltering Premiership title defence. They lie eighth with three wins from seven matches before their away match against Saracens on Sunday. 'He is our club captain and has really grown into that leadership role over the last couple of years. He will be a loss. 'His counter-attacking ability, his ability to make other people look very good, his calmness are all real strong traits of George's and have got him a long way.
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