Te'o likely to miss Autumn Tests

Worcester centre Ben Te'o is almost certain to miss England's Autumn Test's after suffering an ankle injury on Challenge Cup duty this weekend against Brive at Sixways.

The 30-year old limped off after just three minutes of the Warriors victory and he will undergo a scan in Cardiff on Monday to see if he needs surgery which will prolong his absence.

Worcester head coach Carl Hogg confirmed that Te'o will be out for at least a month with the injury:

“Ben’s unfortunately got a syndesmosis (a high ankle sprain) injury of his ankle,” Hogg said. “He’s being assessed currently and will head back down to Cardiff on Monday to see whether he’ll go down a surgical route or whether it’ll be managed conservatively.

He’s expected to be out for at least a month but we’ll find out more next week once the swelling has settled down and it’ll give us a better idea of timeframes.”

The rugby league convert was one of the breakout stars for the British & Irish Lions series against New Zealand, starting in the first Test in Auckland.

England open their autumn international series against Argentina on November 11 followed by fixtures against Australia and Samoa.