By Sam Jackson
England flanker Sam Underhill is an injury doubt for the Six Nations after Bath announced that he requires ankle surgery.
The 28-year-old injured his ankle in Bath’s 35-34 defeat by Premiership champions Northampton on Sunday.
Bath issued a medical update to say that he will “undergo surgery to rectify a new ankle injury”. As things stand, there is “no set timeframe on his recovery”.
Underhill a key player under Steve Borthwick
The Bath flanker has established himself as a regular at open-side in Steve Borthwick’s starting team of late.
He started throughout the Six Nations a...
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