Jack Nowell

Jack Nowell to be sidelined for nine weeks, Rob Baxter confirms

Jack Nowell has returned to Sandy Park from duty with a hamstring injury that will rule him out for the next nine weeks.
The winger missed the final Test of England's autumn with Australia after sustaining the injury in training, allowing Joe Cokanasiga to show his promise again.
Nowell had been named in all three of head coach Eddie Jones' squads in the wins against and and the defeat to .
The news deals a big blow to Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter who confirmed the 25-year-old is likely to miss out of the team's remaining Heineken pool stage fixtures against Gloucester, Castres and .
Nowell is certain to also be out for 's crunch clash against on December 22 in the .
The fixture will be the first meeting between the league's two juggernauts, both currently unbeaten with eight wins out of eight matches, and could be dress rehearsal for June's final at Twickenham.

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