England captain Maro Itoje hopes to close out Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Scotland alongside “a man carved out of Greek stone” in Ted Hill.
Attack coach Richard Wigglesworth, who confirmed Martin’s issue was an impact injury rather than anything structural, said of Hill: “He’s an incredible athlete, not only quick across the ground, but quick in the air, line-out time.
“Finn is obviously a good player, we all know he’s a good player and he requires a certain amount of attention,” said Itoje.
The Bath forward, who won the second of his two international caps in the summer of 2021, has been elevated to Steve Borthwick’s bench for the Calcutta Cup contest due to George Martin’s knee injury.
Martin emerged as a doubt following the round-two victory and, having initially dropped to the bench to be replaced by Chessum, was ruled out entirely on Thursday afternoon, presenting an opportunity to 25-year-old Hill.
