Autumn Internationals: England’s Joe Cokanasiga ruled out of New Zealand clash with ankle injury | Rugby Union News

England take on New Zealand on Saturday at Twickenham; the two teams are meeting for the first time since the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final that England won 19-7

Joe Cokanasiga will miss out on a meeting with the All Blacks due to injury

Joe Cokanasiga has been ruled out of England’s clash against New Zealand with an ankle injury.

England are preparing for a first meeting with New Zealand since their stunning 19-7 win over the All Blacks in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final.

Eddie Jones’ outfit overcame Japan 52-13 last weekend and the head coach has urged his players to embrace the opportunity and insisted that this team will “go after” New Zealand.

The All Blacks were dominant against Wales two weeks ago but a changed side struggled to hit the heights for the full 80 minutes and had to come from behind to beat Scotland on Sunday.

England 25-player squad

Forwards: Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Curry, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Jonny Hill, Maro Itoje, David Ribbans, Sam Simmonds, Kyle Sinckler, Will Stuart, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola and Jack Willis.

Backs: Owen Farrell, Tommy Freeman, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Guy Porter, Henry Slade, Marcus Smith, Manu Tuilagi, Jack van Poortvliet and Ben Youngs.

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