Bristol Bears Injury Update
Bristol Bears will host Argentina XV at Ashton Gate on Friday night in an exhibition match. Full-back Noah Heward returns from a serious hamstring injury just in time for the game.
Benjamin Elizalde has been called up by Argentina for the Autumn internationals, along with clubmates Santi Grondona, Benjamin Grondona, and Pedro Rubiolo. However, Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam confirmed that Grondona and Rubiolo are currently sidelined with new injuries.
Injury Details from Pat Lam
“Pedro got injured in the Bath game. It's about a two-week injury, just around a sprain in his foot. So the Argentinian medical team and ours did a scan, and we'll look after him for now, but he could make one of the test matches before the November window is up.”
“Ben Grondona had just been called for the November window as well for Argentina. He went into the international camp, and just came back to us to give him a run against Bath in the PREM Rugby Cup, and he did damage to his AC joint, so he's out for about six weeks.”
Additional Injuries
The 49-19 defeat against Bath in the cup also resulted in injuries to flanker Kofi Cripps and winger Josh Carrington, adding further challenges to the squad.
Summary
Noah Heward's return offers hope for Bristol Bears amid a series of injuries to key players, affecting their depth ahead of important fixtures.
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