June 17 (Reuters) – England scrumhalf Ben Youngs, who scored
two tries in the second test loss to South Africa on Saturday,
has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a shoulder
injury.
In a statement on Sunday, the Rugby Football Union said
Youngs would be replaced by Harlequins’ Karl Dickson.
South Africa clinched the three-test series when they
defeated England 36-27 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg after a
stirring second-half comeback by the visitors.
“Ben has picked up a shoulder injury, which only presented
itself at the end of the game. After a night’s sleep he was
struggling to move it and went for some imaging, which ruled him
out of the tour,” England head coach Stuart Lancaster said in
the RFU statement.
The final test is in Port Elizabeth on June 23.
(Reporting by John Mehaffey; Editing by Alison Wildey)
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