INJURY has denied Jonathan Joseph his England Saxons debut this evening.

Derby-born Joseph had been named in the England side to face Scotland A at Galashiels (7.30pm).

However, the 20-year-old London Irish centre has been forced to withdraw due to a groin problem.

Joseph, who has only recently recovered from a shoulder injury, will be replaced by Dominic Waldouck of London Wasps.

"He was experiencing a little soreness when he joined us and aggravated things when he slipped in training," said Saxons coach Jon Callard.

"He might have played through it but it's in everyone's best interests to err on the side of caution, given that he has just returned from a long lay-off.

"JJ has got a bright future but as he's just come back from a different injury we wouldn't want to compound his problems."