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England’s Roebuck doubtful for Fiji match

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Wing Tom Roebuck is a doubt for England’s match with Fiji on Saturday after limping out of training on Tuesday with an ankle injury.

Roebuck played a key role in two of England’s tries as they ran out 25-7 winners against Australia last weekend.

Full-back Freddie Steward is also yet to train this week after picking up a hand injury against the Wallabies at Twickenham.

Head coach Steve Borthwick will confirm his matchday squad on Thursday with England looking for their ninth victory in a row.

If Steward is unavailable for selection, Marcus Smith is a contender to start at 15 after missing out on the squad last weekend.

Smith, namesake Fin, and cap centurion George Ford are the three fly-halves in the wider squad, and assistant coach Kevin Sinfield admits keeping all three happy is a challenge.

“You don’t, you don’t (keep them all happy),” Sinfield told BBC Sport.