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Sale's Opoku-Fordjour Out of Six Nations with Injury

1/15/2026

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Asher Opoku-Fordjour, a Sale prop, is ruled out of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury and will undergo surgery.
Opoku-Fordjour has not played since November due to an elbow issue.
Will Stuart's absence further depletes England's front-row options.
Gloucester's Afolabi Fasogbon and Northampton's Trevor Davison are potential replacements.
Sale's director of rugby Alex Sanderson remains optimistic and says recruitment for next season is progressing.

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Asher Opoku-Fordjour, a Sale prop, is ruled out of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury and will undergo surgery.
Opoku-Fordjour has not played since November due to an elbow issue.
Will Stuart's absence further depletes England's front-row options.
Gloucester's Afolabi Fasogbon and Northampton's Trevor Davison are potential replacements.
Sale's director of rugby Alex Sanderson remains optimistic and says recruitment for next season is progressing.