• Chris Robshaw joined up with England despite injury at Worcester • England coach Eddie Jones orders scan to find out the problem

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Chris Robshaw faces a nervous wait to discover the extent of his shoulder injury, with England ordering further examination of a problem sustained with Harlequins.

The 30-year-old has been unable to take part in England’s two-day training camp owing to the shoulder problem picked up in Harlequins’ 24-17 Premiership defeat at Worcester.

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Robshaw sustained the problem midway through the first half on New Year’s Day, but soldiered on until he was withdrawn at half-time.

The former England captain joined Eddie Jones’s Test squad in Brighton as planned on Monday, but his problem now needs further assessment.

“Chris Robshaw will go for a scan tomorrow to determine the extent of a shoulder injury sustained while playing for Harlequins against Worcester Warriors on New Year’s Day,” read a short Rugby Football Union statement.

England continue to wait to learn the extent of the knee injury that has denied Manu Tuilagi any involvement in the two-day training camp in Brighton. The Leicester centre hobbled out of the New Year’s Day 16-12 home defeat to Saracens, that has since led to the sacking of Richard Cockerill as director of rugby.

England start their Six Nations title defence by hosting France at Twickenham on Saturday 4 February, and will hope both Robshaw and Tuilagi can be fit to contest selection.