Welsh front row hit by injuries

WALES will go into tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations showdown against England without two thirds of their British and Irish Lions Test front row.

Gethin Jenkins has joined hooker Matthew Rees on the sidelines, severely denting Welsh hopes of a fourth successive Six Nations win against their fierce rivals.

Jenkins failed a fitness test on a calf muscle problem prior to Wales’ departure for their Richmond base yesterday. Ospreys forward Paul James is promoted from the bench to replace him, with uncapped Saracens prop Rhys Gill coming onto the bench.