It’s just been one of those spells with injuries – boss

GLOUCESTER Rugby head into this weekend's West Country derby at Bath with few signs of reinforcements, having suffered a series of injuries in the early weeks of the Gallagher Prem season.

- JOHN EVELY

Cherry & Whites director of rugby George Skivington has confirmed that his two local back row stars Jack Clement and Lewis Ludlow have suffered injuries to sideline them for the derby and the weeks after, following a winless start to the league campaign.

Skivington said: “Jack has done something to his ankle (in the defeat to Sale Sharks), and Luds broke his hand. Arthur Clark broke his foot in training just running. He’s done the same injury that he did with England last year on the other foot. Max Llewellyn just tweaked something in training.

“The lads you're used to seeing, you probably thought were going to be starting, are not starting. They've all just picked up bangs and (props) Val (Rapava-Ruskin) and Jamal (Ford-Robinson) are out as well.