Saracens has confirmed that Jamie George will miss the upcoming Autumn Nations Series with England, following an injury to his foot during last Saturday's stunning Gallagher Premiership win over Leicester. 

The seasoned hooker was to the fore of putting the top-flight champions to the sword and looked in top form in what was his third appearance of the club season.

However, George didn't return to take his place for the second half with Saracens and was instead seen on the bench nursing his foot. Having been selected last week for the England training squad that was to assemble for a three-day camp in London at the start of this week, the RFU confirmed Sunday that George had dropped out.

With test rookie Jack Walker also pulling out of the squad, England boss Eddie Jones reacted by calling up Newcastle's George McGuigan and Gloucester's Jack Singleton and now, two days later, the true extent of the injury to George has been revealed.

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"Jamie George suffered a foot injury during the match against Leicester Tigers," read a Saracens statement. "It is expected that he will be out for around 10 weeks, returning in early December."

The injury is a cruel blow for the soon-to-be 32-year-old. It was this time last year when he was overlooked by Jones for the England Autumn Nations Series, but an injury to Luke Cowan-Dickie offered a lifeline he impressively grasped with both hands.

George went on to start two of last November's matches, and despite getting injured against Australia, he battled his way back to fitness over the winter to start in three of his five Guinness Six Nations appearances earlier this year. 

He then went on to be the England No. 2 for all three tour matches away to Australia.

However, with his return from this latest injury only set to happen in December, George will be marked absent when England hosts Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa in their four-game November program at Twickenham.