Underhill starred for England against New Zealand but will not play any part in the Six Nations Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesSam Underhill will miss the Guinness Six Nations championship after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury that is expected to keep him out of action for the next three months. The 22-year-old flanker damaged ankle ligaments playing for Bath against Leicester Tigers on December 30 and it represents a major setback to his hopes of winning a place in England’s 31-man World Cup squad. Underhill, whose international career has been disrupted badly by injury since he made his debut in 2017, will not have another competitive Test match in which to press his claims for World Cup selection. Tom Curry will go into the Six Nations as England’s starting open-side flanker and it seems unlikely that Jones will be able to find room for both…

Source: The Times January 11, 2019 12:00 UTC