ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o looks set to be ruled out of next month’s autumn internationals with an ankle injury.
Worcester Warriors head coach Carl Hogg expected the 30-year-old to be out for "at least a month".
But he could face an even longer spell on the sidelines if he has to undergo surgery to repair the damage.
Te’o sustained the injury in the opening three minutes of Warriors’ 30-20 win over Brive in the European Challenge Cup last Saturday.
And Hogg revealed the midfielder would find out on Monday whether he would have need to go under the knife.
“Ben’s unfortunately got a syndesmosis injury of his ankle," Hogg said.
"He’s being assessed currently and will head back down to Cardiff on Monday to see whether he will go down a surgical route or whether it will be managed conservatively.
"He’s expected to be out for at least a month.
"But we’ll find out more next week once the swelling has settled down and it’ll give us a better idea of timeframes.”
England kick off their autumn Tests with a clash against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday, November 11.
Eddie Jones’ side will then host Australia on Saturday, November 18 and Samoa on Saturday, November 25.
Auckland-born Te'o has scored two tries in 10 appearances for England and made an impact on British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand this summer.
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