• Flanker suffers broken cheekbone on Wasps debut
Brad Shields is a doubt for the start of England’s autumn internationals campaign after suffering a broken cheekbone during his debut for Wasps. Shields was taken to hospital on Saturday night after sustaining the injury early in the second half of Exeter’s thrilling victory and Wasps confirmed he could be out of action for up to eight weeks.
The New Zealand-born flanker clashed heads with Exeter’s Stu Townsend and left the field with blood streaming down his face. He will see a specialist on Monday to determine whether surgery is required and, while Wasps are hopeful it may only be a three-week spell on the sidelines, the worst-case scenario is that Shields would be ruled out of England’s long-awaited showdown with New Zealand on 10 November, a week after they face South Africa at Twickenham.
Written by Gerard Meagher at the Ricoh Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/08/wasps-exeter-premiership-match-report under the title “Brad Shields hands England injury blow as Wasps fall to Exeter”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
