San Underhill’s injury sours Bath’s victory over Leicester
• Back-to-back wins send hosts up to fifth
All of sudden things are looking up for Bath. Back-to-back victories, the latest gutsy but every bit deserved puts them fifth going into the new year and with a spring in their step, even if Sam Underhill’s ankle injury ensures optimism must be tempered.
He made way midway through the second half with his right ankle heavily strapped, leaving Bath and England sweating – for he was again among the standout performers and any prolonged absence would be keenly felt. The Bath director of rugby, Todd Blackadder, revealed afterwards Underhill had rolled his ankle – “serious enough not to continue but hopefully not too serious” – but considering the openside flanker’s luck with injuries over the past year, Eddie Jones, who was watching from the stands, will monitor his progress closely with England beginning their Six Nations campaign in a little over a month.
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