Spencer to miss start of Bath's season after surgery
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Bath captain and England scrum-half Ben Spencer will miss the opening weeks of the 2026-27 Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury.
The 34-year-old missed two games for Bath in April after he injured his shoulder; however, he returned to conclude the season and was part of England's squad this summer for the Nations Championship, coming on as a replacement during the win away in Argentina.
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Bath said Spencer will return "later in the autumn".
The club begins the 2026-27 season away at Harlequins on Friday, 25 September.
Louis Hennessey, Tom de Glanville, Will Muir, Tom Dunn and Sam Underhill have all also undergone shoulder procedures this summer however will be available for the start of the campaign.
Long-term absentees, hooker Will Stuart and number eight Jaco Coetzee, are also expected to be available for the new season.
England international Stuart has not played since suffering an Achilles injury in December while Coetzee has been out almost entirely since April 2025, initially due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Prop Archie Griffin is expected to return "during the opening block of the 2026-27 season" the club say, after missing Wales' four internationals this summer following surgery.
Fellow front-row Beno Obano is also still working with the club's medical staff after picking up a hamstring injury while playing for England against South Africa and missing the games against Fiji and Argentina.