England head coach Steve Borthwick confirmed Ollie Lawrence suffered an Achilles injury early in Sundays Six Nations win over Italy at Twickenham; Lawrence wrote on social media he was lost for words

England centre Ollie Lawrence has confirmed that he will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious achilles injury during the win over Italy, ending his hopes of pushing for British and Irish Lions selection.

Ollie Lawrence faces a race against time to be fit for the Lions tour this summer after suffering an Achilles injury in England’s win over Italy. Bath centre Lawrence was taken off on a buggy after eight minutes of Sunday's 47-24 victory at Twickenham.

England coach Steve Borthwick has added Max Ojomoh to his training squad ahead of next week's final Six Nations match against Wales after his Bath teammate Ollie Lawrence was ruled out with an achilles injury suffered in Sunday's 47-24 win over Italy.

For the first time in over a year, England will start a Test match without Ollie Lawrence in the midfield when play gets

If Borthwick values continuity above all, the England backline in Cardiff will be: 9 Alex Mitchell, 10 Fin Smith, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 13 Henry Slade or Elliot Daly, 14 Tommy Freeman, 15 Elliot Daly or Marcus Smith.

Ollie Lawrence will miss England’s Guinness Six Nations finale against Wales and could struggle to play again this season after suffering an Achilles injury during the 47-24 victory over Italy.

England have called up uncapped Bath centre Max Ojomoh in place of his injured club teammate Ollie Lawrence ahead of Saturday's clash with Wales in Cardiff.