Centre Manu Tuilagi is predicted to overlook the beginning of England’s Six Nations marketing campaign with a groin damage.
Tuilagi suffered a grade three tear within the second half of Sale’s 22-20 Premiership win over Saracens on the Salford Group Stadium final Friday.
The 32-year-old, capped 60 occasions by England, was stricken by a long-term groin drawback earlier in his profession.
Tuilagi is more likely to miss England’s opening Six Nations match towards Italy in Rome on 3 February.
They’ll then face Wales at Twickenham the next week.
Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson stated Tuilagi’s damage wouldn’t require surgical procedure and that the participant himself was decided to get match as quickly as potential.
“Manu has pulled his groin and we predict he will be again in the course of the Six Nations, however not for the primary week,” Sanderson stated.
“Six weeks is the really helpful time for the damage and Manu is saying 4. I spoke to him and he is like, ‘I must play and if I am good to play it is as much as England relating to choice’.
“He was within the body earlier than and I’ve said earlier than his intent to maintain taking part in worldwide rugby.”
Tuilagi performed six matches for England on the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
In the meantime, Sale prop Bevan Rodd will miss the whole Six Nations after present process toe surgical procedure.