Following a knee injury to Luke Cowan-Dickie last weekend against Wales, Jamie George is set to be the first-choice hooker for next Saturday against Ireland.

Rob Baxter, Exeter’s director of rugby said Cowan-Dickie has sustained a “pretty significant injury."

"It's an operative injury on a knee ligament and a bit of cartilage damage,” he added

2HW05DC File photo dated 26-02-2022 of Luke Cowan-Dickie will play no further part in England?s Guinness Six Nations title challenge because of the knee injury sustained against Wales. Issue date: Thursday March 3, 2022.

However, a positive ...