Rugby

Ben Te’o ruled out of England’s South Africa tour

Worcester centre sidelined due to ‘small repair to quad muscle’

Ben Te’o: ruled out of England’s three-Test South Africa tour through injury. Photograph: Mike Egerton
Ben Te’o: ruled out of England’s three-Test South Africa tour through injury. Photograph: Mike Egerton
Tue May 29 2018 - 19:09

Worcester centre Ben Te’o has been ruled out of England’s three-Test South Africa tour.

England head coach Eddie Jones has made three changes to his original 34-man squad, with Te’o sidelined due to what the Rugby Football Union described as a “small repair to quad muscle”.

Sale Sharks back Cameron Redpath and flanker Jack Willis, who both have knee injuries, are also out. The RFU announced call-ups for uncapped Gloucester full-back Jason Woodward, Northampton back Piers Francis and Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes.

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