No surgery for Itoje – Saracens

London – Maro Itoje is expected to be fit for the start of the Six Nations in February after Saracens’ director of rugby Mark McCall said on Sunday the England forward does not need surgery to repair a knee injury.

The 24-year-old was injured at England’s training camp in Portugal before the start of the November internationals but played in all four of their Tests as well as Saracens’ Premiership and Champions Cup games.

The knee issue flared up at the start of the month in a Premiership game against Wasps and Itoje missed Sunday’s 51-25 Champions Cup win over Cardiff Blues.

“It’s not clear just how long it’s going to be,” McCall said of Itoje’s expected recovery time. “He’s got a chip in his patella. It will be more than four weeks and less than eight.

“It doesn’t require surgery. – Reuters