The England head coach Steve Borthwick will be forced into significant changes against Japan with George Furbank and Ollie Chessum joining Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Seb Atkinson as injury absentees for the Nations Championship clash.

Chessum and Furbank suffered shoulder and groin problems in the win over Australia, and will spend this week rehabbing in camp alongside Atkinson (hip) with the hope that all three will be available for the encounter with New Zealand next weekend.

Feyi-Waboso has meanwhile been ruled out of the remainder of the autumn after the ankle injury sustained against the Wallabies.

It leaves Borthwick seeking three new starters in the backline as well as on the blindside. The England head coach had also indicated that he is unlikely to start Ben Curry as he attempts to manage his minutes after a long injury lay-off.

His twin brother Tom Curry remains absent, with England also without Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill as openside options.…