Emmanuel Faye-Waboso: England winger in the running to face South Africa after facial surgery

English winger Emmanuel Faye-Waboso could miss the rest of Prem’s season after undergoing surgery on a facial injury.

The 23-year-old suffered an injury in Exeter’s win at Leicester last week and was ruled out of Saturday’s crucial final regular-season love game against Saracens.

If Sarris wins that game, they’ll advance to the postseason playoffs at the Chiefs’ expense.

England’s medical staff are confident Faye-Waboso will be fit for their meeting with world champions South Africa on July 4, however, he could easily go into that match without more than a month of game time.

If Exeter fails to make the final at Love, England are unlikely to risk him playing a warm-up match against a France XV on June 18.

After facing the Springboks in Johannesburg, England’s summer tour continues with matches against Fiji in Liverpool on July 11 and Argentina in Santiago del Estero seven days later.

Faye-Waboso made a thumping tackle on opposite number Ollie Hassell-Collins In the 52nd minute of Exeter’s win over the Tigers,, outsider Recovered his feet and then forced a turnover.

However, he appears to have injured his jaw in the process and the right side of his face is swollen the entire time.

He was operated on on Wednesday.

In a statement to their team press ahead of the Saracens game, Exeter said: “Following extensive observation and investigative scans by the Chiefs medical team, a decision has been made in partnership with England Rugby for Faye-Waboso to undergo surgery.”

This is the second major setback of the year for the winger Missed the Six Nations after a hamstring injury During training with England in early February.

He also missed the second half of last season Due to a shoulder injury, with England and Exeter disagreed over how his treatment was handled.