England star injured minutes before crunch Six Nations clash

8 Mar 2026 • 1:11 AM MYT
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  • England flanker Tom Curry suffered a leg injury during the warm-up for their Six Nations match against Italy.
  • Curry was helped off the field at the Stadio Olimpico, ruling him out of the starting line-up.
  • Sam Underhill has been promoted from the bench to start in Curry's place as a like-for-like replacement.
  • Chandler Cunningham-South has been added to the replacements' bench, maintaining six forwards for Steve Borthwick's side.
  • This injury is a late blow for England, who had already made nine changes and are aiming to bounce back from consecutive defeats against Scotland and Ireland.

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