George Hirst Injuries

'George has got an issue, a knock from the game last weekend. He's not been with us this week; he's seeing some specialists, and we can't update on the definite timeline yet. We will do as soon as we can.' 'It's not as bad as it could have been, thankfully. There's a possibility of recovery of around eight weeks from the surgery. Of course, it's not great news, and of course, it's a big loss. On the other hand, it could have been more serious.' 'George has progressed well, and we hope to see him in the next round of fixtures before the international break in October.' 'They've trained with the group pretty much all week and are both ahead of schedule. Both are feeling really good. Of course, we'll make the right judgement not just for this weekend and won't take any unnecessary risks. But both, as it stands today, are available to be involved with the squad.'