England winger Nowell faces two months out with hamstring injury

ByReuters

Published 29/11/2018 at 06:50 GMT

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Exeter Chiefs winger Jack Nowell has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a hamstring injury but could return in time for England's Six Nations campaign early next year, the Premiership team has said.

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Nowell featured in England's November internationals against South Africa, New Zealand and Japan but the 25-year-old missed the win over Australia after sustaining the injury in training.

"Jack's got a pretty significant hamstring tear. It's one of those injuries which is likely to be around the eight-week mark, give or take a week depending on how his rehab goes," Exeter rugby director Rob Baxter told the club website https://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/nowell-out-for-eight-weeks.

"He should be back in time to fight for a place in the Six Nations," Baxter added.

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