- Bristol 25-20 Bath
- Semi Radradra needs surgery and will be out for four months
Bristol’s joy at securing their first win of the season was swiftly diluted on Friday night after it emerged their star player, Semi Radradra, will be sidelined for the next four months. The Fijian centre will undergo a knee operation on Monday and is unlikely to be sighted again on a rugby pitch until late January at the earliest.
Radradra originally sustained the injury in the semi-finals of the sevens competition at the Tokyo Olympics and it has now been decided that surgery is required. “The good news is that the surgery will fix it 100%,” said Pat Lam, Bristol’s director of rugby. “There is a lot of rugby to be played when he gets back but we will certainly be on the lookout for a replacement to come in for the period of time when he is out.”
