England's impressive win over Australia has come at a heavy price, with star wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and flanker Tom Curry both ruled out for the rest of the Nations Championship.

Feyi-Waboso, the 23-year-old Exeter wing, suffered an ankle injury in the first half of Sunday's 45-22 victory at Twickenham after a hip-drop tackle by Australia prop Angus Bell, who was sent to the sin-bin for the challenge. He was forced off at half-time and was later spotted wearing a protective boot. England have now confirmed his autumn is over.

Curry, meanwhile, aggravated a long-standing hip problem in training last week and did not feature against Australia. He has now been stood down for the remaining three fixtures of the campaign.

Three more set to miss Japan game

The injury list does not end there. Centre Seb Atkinson, who came off in the second half against Australia, is set to miss Saturday's game against Japan with a hip injury, along with lock Ollie Chessum, who has a shoulder problem, and full-back George Furbank, who has a groin injury.

England are hopeful that all three will be fit for the box-office fixture of the autumn against New Zealand at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 21 November, with the Nations Championship finals taking place the following weekend. But head coach Steve Borthwick must now make at least four changes when he names his team on Thursday for the Japan game.

Japan, coached by former England boss Eddie Jones, arrive at Twickenham on Saturday for a 4.40pm kick-off. They lost 28-21 to Wales last weekend, while England beat Japan 59-14 on their previous visit to Twickenham in November 2024.

Call-ups for uncapped duo

Borthwick has responded by handing uncapped duo Max Hicks and Archie McParland a chance to compete for their first Test caps, and has also called up Noah Caluori and Tobias Elliott from the England A ranks to cover for Feyi-Waboso.

Henry Pollock, who scored two tries from the wing after replacing Feyi-Waboso on Sunday, is a candidate to start in the backline against Japan, although Borthwick acknowledged that is only a consideration and that Pollock may return to his more familiar back-row role. Ben Curry, Tom's twin brother, started at openside flanker against the Wallabies and impressed, but Borthwick said he was unlikely to start against Japan as he is managed following his recent return from a long-term hamstring injury.

It is the latest fitness setback for Feyi-Waboso, who has been limited to 17 caps since making his debut in the 2024 Six Nations because of shoulder, hamstring and concussion problems. His 113 metres from eight carries and seven beaten defenders in just 40 minutes against Australia showed what England will miss, and Borthwick's reshuffled side now faces a six-day turnaround before Japan.