LONDON (Reuters) - England captain Phil Vickery is likely to be out of action for eight weeks because of a torn knee ligament, his club Wasps said on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old prop was injured during the Premiership clash with Sale Sharks on Tuesday and a scan showed a torn medial collateral ligament of his right knee.

"Vickery will begin an intensive rehabilitation programme immediately, with a full recovery expected to take approximately eight weeks," said the club's Web site (www.wasps.co.uk).

He is expected to miss England's tour to New Zealand in June.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Tony Jimenez)