Tuesday 29 January 2013 09:42, UK
Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of England's Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday, while Alex Corbisiero will miss the entire championship.
"Hopefully he'll be back around the final game against Wales, but the reality is he'll have to play two or three Premiership games first. "It's a shame because everything I heard about the operation was positive, but it's going to take a while to get right. Everyone's positive and upbeat about his recovery. "Alex is a big loss, but Joe Marler has played well for Harlequins recently. Mako Vunipola is improving all the time and Nick Wood was outstanding for the Saxons."
