EXETER hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie will miss at least the start of England’s Six Nations campaign after suffering an ankle injury, it was reported today.

Chiefs rugby director Rob Baxter described the injury as “relatively bad” with the possibility of Cowan-Dickie requiring surgery.

England kick off the Six Nations under new head coach Steve Borthwick against Scotland at Twickenham on February 4, before hosting Italy eight days later. It is conceivable that Cowan-Dickie could be sidelined for the whole tournament.