Women's Six Nations 2023: England's Poppy Cleall and Amber Reed unavailable for Italy

England guardant Poppy Cleall and centre Amber Reed volition beryllium unavailable for Sunday's Women's Six Nations lucifer against Italy aft sustaining genu injuries against Scotland.

The Rugby Football Union said Cleall and Reed "are targeting a instrumentality for the second rounds" of the tournament.

England's centre options were already reduced, with Emily Scarratt injured.

In Scarratt's absence, Reed initially took connected goal-kicking duties connected Saturday and Lagi Tuima took implicit erstwhile the wrong centre was injured.

Tuima and Tatyana Heard, who usually play 13, are the existing choices for the Italy fixture successful Northampton.

Uncapped Exeter centre Nancy McGillivray was pulled disconnected aboriginal portion playing for England Under-20s connected Saturday, suggesting the 20-year-old could beryllium included this weekend.

England question a 5th successive Six Nations rubric and their final-round lucifer against France astatine Twickenham connected 29 April volition apt beryllium the tourney decider.

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