Tuesday 3 October 2017 15:54, UK
Nathan Hughes has boosted Wasps and England by avoiding serious injury, with the number eight sustaining just a dead leg.
The 26-year-old could even be fit for Wasps' Aviva Premiership clash at Saracens on Sunday, having limped out of Saturday's 25-9 home loss to Bath.
England boss Eddie Jones will be relieved that Hughes has escaped a long-term problem, with Billy Vunipola ruled out of the November Tests with knee trouble.
Wasps rugby director Dai Young admitted his own solace at the positive news on Hughes, especially amid an injury crisis that has sidelined some 15 frontline players at the Coventry club.
"When any player gets injured it's a real blow, but this season it seems to have gone from one player to the next," said Young.
"You become a bit philosophical about it really, but it's great that Nathan will be back quickly.
"We're sweating on his availability for this weekend as he recovers from a dead leg, but if he isn't right for Saracens he'll definitely be back for the next game.
"But when he went off at the weekend we missed his ball-carrying, we lacked his penetration.
"Nathan gives you that go-forward that can really make a difference, give you penetration and draw a defence tighter to create space out wide.
"Going into last weekend we had 14 players unavailable, we've lost another two but some could be back as well - so we're looking at about 15 missing this weekend.
"That's certainly as bad as I've known it here, we don't normally have any more than about five or six missing.
"I'm not having any sleepless nights about selection though - because we've got 24 guys to pick 23 from!"
