Lewsey injured his left shoulder and only played 20 minutes on Saturday |
England full-back Josh Lewsey has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations tie against Italy with
a shoulder injury.
The Wasps star, who will miss his first England game since the 2003 World Cup, sustained the injury during last weekend's
47-13 win over Wales.
Leicester winger Tom Varndell has been drafted into the 31-man squad as Lewsey's replacement.
Bristol scrum-half Shaun Perry has also been called up, replacing Peter Richards who has a shoulder injury.
Winger Mark Cueto suffered bruising to his lower back, but is available to Robinson, who names his side to play Italy on
Tuesday afternoon.
Tom Voyce, Lewsey's Wasps colleague, impressed Robinson with a try-scoring performance off the bench on Saturday and could
now make his first Six Nations start for England.
But England are unlikely to make many other changes for the trip to Rome.
Lewsey, an ever-present under head coach Andy Robinson, damaged his shoulder in the first minute of England's victory at
Twickenham.
Lewsey continued playing for 20 minutes but finally conceded defeat when he could no longer lift his arm.
A scan on his acromioclavicular (AC) shoulder joint - which connects the collar bone to the shoulder - on Monday showed
no evidence of structural damage.
