Taylor: Injury blow
Scotland international Simon Taylor is set to be sidelined for two months after undergoing surgery on a torn bicep.
The Stade Francais back-row had only just returned to action after recovering from a foot fracture.
However Taylor tore the muscle in the 19-19 result against Clermont at the weekend and now faces eight weeks out.
It is the latest injury setback for the 30-year-old, who was an early casualty on both 2001 and 2005 British & Irish Lions tours.
Pool 4. Click here to bet.| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Saracens vs Worcester |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Leicester |
| 16:30 | Wasps vs Sale |
| 16:30 | London Irish vs Bath |
| Friday 19th February | |
| 19:45 | Sale vs Leeds Carnegie |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Gloucester |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Northampton |
| Sunday 21st February | |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Saracens |
| Friday 26th February | |
| 20:00 | Worcester vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 27th February | |
| 14:00 | Northampton vs Leicester |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Sale |
| Sunday 28th February | |
| 15:00 | London Irish vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Saracens vs Bath |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Wasps |
| Saturday 6th March | |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs London Irish |
| Sunday 7th March | |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Gloucester |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Saracens |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Bath |
| Saturday 27th March | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Leeds Carnegie |
| 15:00 | Worcester vs Leicester |
| Result |
|---|
| Guinness Premiership |
| Saturday 9th January |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Leicester 34 - 8 Wasps |
| Sunday 3rd January |
| Wasps 6 - 12 Newcastle |
| Saturday 2nd January |
| Northampton 24 - 22 London Irish |
| Gloucester 13 - 13 Worcester |
| Leeds Carnegie 15 - 20 Bath |
| Saracens 15 - 22 Leicester |
| Friday 1st January |
| Sale 21 - 16 Harlequins |
| Sunday 27th December |
| Harlequins 20 - 21 Wasps |
| London Irish 23 - 19 Saracens |
| Newcastle 15 - 16 Leeds Carnegie |
| Bath 24 - 8 Gloucester |
| Leicester 32 - 6 Sale |
| Saturday 26th December |
| Worcester 6 - 26 Northampton |
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