England call up Richard Wigglesworth to replace injured Ben Youngs

England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace the injured Ben Youngs for Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations clash with Wales.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018 - 18:08

England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace the injured Ben Youngs for Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations clash with Wales.

Youngs suffered knee ligament damage in the seven-try rout of Italy yesterday and will miss at least the Twickenham showdown with Warren Gatland's men and possibly the entire tournament.

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