Bath Rugby injury latest ahead of Clermont Auvergne: Sam Underhill, Ted Hill, Cam Redpath, Guy Pepper, Will Muir
Bath Rugby will be without a trio backrow stars for Sunday’s do-or-die Champions Cup tie with ASM Clermont Auvergne after a costly encounter with Northampton Saints last weekend in the Gallagher Premiership.
Sam Underhill, Guy Pepper and Jaco Coetzee will all miss the third pool stage game of the Investec Champions Cup this weekend after suffering injuries in the dramatic 35-34 defeat at Franklin’s Gardens.
England star Underhill suffered a reoccurrence of the ankle injury he originally picked up playing for his country while scoring a try against Japan back in the Autumn, flanker Pepper has pulled his hamstring and Coetzee suffered a horrible concussion. Winger Will Muir also suffered a hamstring injury the same weekend a deal had already been agreed to allow Regan Grace to leave the club to join Cardiff Rugby.
Providing a fitness update on his squad ahead of the big European clash, Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan said:
“Rory Murray and our medical team are getting one or two more opinions, but Guy and Will won’t be out for a week or two, it will be a bit longer. Sam Underhill also took a knock to that ankle of his so we are investigating further what that looks like.
“Sam picked up the knock to the ankle setting up the try for Max Ojomoh and played on but after the game it was quite sore and that is a bit of a worry for him.
“Sam is a very important game for us and he plays very well in big games. Looking back at the Premiership final he was one of our best players that day.
Sam Underhill of Bath passes the ball (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)