England duo sidelined

30 September 2014Corbisiero will be sidelined until early next year having undergone surgery to repair torn shoulder ligaments while Parling is expected to return from concussion in December.

The loss of Corbisiero is a significant setback to England, who are now missing four front rows for the QBE series against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia.

The British and Irish Lions loosehead joins Tom Youngs, Dan Cole and Mako Vunipola among the wounded after being hurt in Northampton's 31-24 Aviva Premiership victory over Bath on Saturday.

Corbisiero was poised to pl…