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England wing Feyi-Waboso out of Nations Championship

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-09 · by Chris Jones

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England's wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is out of the rest of the Nations Championship due to an ankle injury sustained during Sunday's match against Australia. The injury occurred after receiving a yellow card tackle from Angus Bell. Additionally, other key players like Seb Atkinson, Ollie Chessum, and George Furbank are also ruled out for upcoming matches against Japan on Saturday, with Tom Curry not featuring due to hip discomfort. Newcastle’s Max Hicks and others have been called into the expanded squad of 36 players.
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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, a 23-year-old wing for England, is out of the rest of the Nations Championship after injuring his ankle in Sunday's match against Australia. The injury occurred during a "hip-drop" tackle by Australian prop Angus Bell, who received a yellow card for it. Additionally, other key players including Seb Atkinson, Ollie Chessum, George Furbank, and Tom Curry are also ruled out due to injuries or discomfort. England faces Japan on Saturday in Twickenham and then New Zealand at Allianz Stadium on November 21st, with the finals weekend scheduled for November 27-29.

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Australia England Japan Wallabies the Nations Championship

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England GPE · 6× Australia GPE · 3× Feyi-Waboso PERSON · 3× Furbank PERSON · 3× Atkinson PERSON · 2× Japan GPE · 2× Max Ojomoh PERSON · 2× Wallabies NORP · 2× Angus Bell PERSON · 1× Immanuel Feyi-Waboso PERSON · 1×

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Injuries take gloss off dominant display Monday's injury update has taken the gloss off an exceptional England display against Australia, as Steve Borthwick's side produced their best performance of the year in a seven-try humbling of the Wallabies. After bursting on to the international scene at the start of 2024, Feyi-Waboso has established himself as an X-factor talent but has been beset by injuries.
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England will also be without a handful of other key players for the match against Japan on Saturday, with Seb Atkinson, forward Ollie Chessum and full-back George Furbank all ruled out.
2026-11-09 · BBC News
England wing Feyi-Waboso out of Nations Championship · assertive framing

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- Published England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of the rest of the Nations Championship as his injury misfortune continues. asserted
misfortune → publish → Championship
The 23-year-old injured his ankle in the first half of Sunday's 45-22 win over Australia in a "hip-drop" tackle by Angus Bell, for which the Wallabies prop received a yellow card. asserted
prop → injure → card
England will also be without a handful of other key players for the match against Japan on Saturday, with Seb Atkinson, forward Ollie Chessum and full-back George Furbank all ruled out. asserted
Atkinson → rule → Saturday
In a further blow, it has been confirmed experienced flanker Tom Curry will not feature this autumn after feeling discomfort in his hip. asserted
Curry → confirm → hip
Newcastle's uncapped flanker Max Hicks has been called into the 36-man squad, along with Harlequins' Jack Kenningham, while scrum-half Archie McParland, centre Max Ojomoh and wings Noah Calouri and Tobias Elliott are also included. asserted
McParland → call → Kenningham
After hosting the Brave Blossoms in Twickenham, England face the in-form New Zealand All Blacks at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 21 November. asserted
England → host → Saturday
The finals weekend takes place between 27-29 November. asserted
weekend → take → November
Injuries take gloss off dominant display Monday's injury update has taken the gloss off an exceptional England display against Australia, as Steve Borthwick's side produced their best performance of the year in a seven-try humbling of the Wallabies. After bursting on to the international scene at the start of 2024, Feyi-Waboso has established himself as an X-factor talent but has been beset by injuries. asserted
Waboso → take → injuries
He missed the Six Nations in 2025 after undergoing shoulder surgery and was absent from this year's edition with a hamstring injury. asserted
He → miss → injury
Feyi-Waboso was one of England's best players in the July leg of the Nations Championship, and had recovered from a hamstring problem picked up on club duty to start against Australia in a potent back three with Furbank and Tommy Freeman. asserted
Waboso → recover → Furbank
But Feyi-Waboso suffered his latest injury in the 32nd minute after the tackle by Bell and was replaced on the wing by Henry Pollock, normally a back row, after half-time. asserted
Waboso → suffer → time
Meanwhile, with Atkinson absent with a hip problem, Borthwick will need to field a new centre combination, meaning Fraser Dingwall or Max Ojomoh are in line to play at inside-centre. asserted
Dingwall → need → centre
At full-back, Furbank produced a consummate performance in his first England game in two years, but now will miss at least the Japan match because of a groin niggle. asserted
Furbank → produce → niggle
It is hoped Atkinson and Furbank - as well as vice-captain Chessum, who has a shoulder injury - will all be available to face the All Blacks in 12 days' time. asserted
who → hop → time
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