England coach Steve Borthwick said he was delighted with how his team showed adaptability and intelligence to overcome a serious-looking early injury to centre Ollie Lawrence in Sunday's 47-24 Six Nations victory over Italy.

Steve Borthwick has confirmed that influential England centre Ollie Lawrence suffered a serious-looking Achilles injury against Italy. An otherwise impressive afternoon for the hosts at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Sunday as they produced a 47-24 bonus-point win to take the Six Nations title fight to the final day was marred by an early injury to the Bath midfielder,

England head coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed centre Ollie Lawrence suffered a “tough” Achilles injury in his side’s 47-24 win over Italy on Sunday. The Bath centre was stretchered off the pitch early into the first-half after a freak injury.

Express Sport brings you the latest news and updates from the Six Nations as England get set to host Italy later today.

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