Hughes injury and other Wasps problems
INJURY UPDATE: Wasps’ injury problems have worsened after Nathan Hughes was removed from the field just 19 minutes into his side’s crunch Champions Cup clash with Toulouse at the Ricoh Arena.
An early Cheslin Kolbe try hurt Wasps but the loss of the big Number 8 so early in the game will come as something of a body blow for the club.
Hughes – who is rated as the fifth best No.8 in the Premiership by the RugbyPass Index – was swung into the ground by giant Toulouse second row Joe Tekori, and was clearly in severe pain as he limped off the pitch.
It was Hughes second game back for Wasps since serving an extended RFU ban for punching.
The ban was extended after Hughes tweeted via his personal account “what a joke” and during his disciplinary panel hearing in October.
He was primarily banned for six weeks for the punching of Lewis Ludlow on 6 October.
Nathan Hughes looking in a lot of pain after going down in the Toulouse match. Another England injury?! #WASvTOU pic.twitter.com/hJ2vvgED8M
— The Rugby Pod (@TheRugbyPod) December 8, 2018
Hughes injury is more bad news for Wasps who have been hit by rumours of a player exodus over the past week.
As well as reports circulating that Hughes himself, Elliot Daly and Willie le Roux are set to leave the club, on Thursday Jake Cooper-Woolley, Matt Mullan and Simon McIntyre were all linked with leaving.
The lack of new training facilities have been rumoured to be a significant source of discontent for Wasps’ senior players. The team currently train at Broadstreet RFC, but a promised state-of-the-art £5 million training facility is yet to materialize.
Source: RugbyPass
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