Exeter’s Jack Nowell could be out until December with fractured eye socket
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Exeter fear Jack Nowell will need an operation after fracturing his cheekbone and eye socket against Newcastle on Saturday. The England wing, as reported on Tuesday, is certain to miss the next month of the season and could be sidelined until December if the injury does not heal swiftly.
“Jack has got a couple of fractures in the top of his cheek and eye socket and it looks as if it will require surgery to settle it down,” said Rob Baxter, Exeter’s director of rugby, ahead of the club’s European Champions Cup opener against Glasgow on Saturday. “We don’t quite know yet how long it will be until he sees the consultant but it looks as if it could be six to eight weeks. It’s always a blow when you lose good players but we’re big believers that if one person picks up an injury it’s an opportunity for someone else.
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