Exeter Chiefs and Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins will miss the beginning of the 2024/25 season following surgery on his knee and shoulder.
Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter gave an update on the injuries and the possible recovery period for his first team captain.
“It’s tough and frustrating for Dafydd but he’s had surgery on a knee issue sustained on summer tour with Wales, then he’s had a sore shoulder slash rotator cuff type of injury as well. Both the club and Wales feel now is the right time to have them both addressed.
“For me personally, I think it’s the right time for him. He’s a young man who has played a lot of rugby for both Chiefs and Wales, so it’s important that he gets them sorted properly now so that he has that extended period of rehab to get himself back fit and ready for what everyone knows is going to be a very good career.
“Obviously, time scales are a little bit fluid at the moment. We’ve got to see in the early initial period of his rehab where he’ll get to but one thing we know – from every other injury he’s had – is that Dafydd is an incredibly hard worker and rehabber, and if anybody can accelerate the process of getting back from these operations, then we’re sure Dafydd will.”
EXETER have been dealt a second injury blow ahead of the new season with second row Dafydd Jenkins set to miss the start of the campaign after having surgery on his knee and shoulder.
The 21-year-old captain picked up the knee injury while on international duty with Wales this summer in Australia and has been suffering from a sore shoulder rotator cuff injury.
England centre Henry Slade will also miss the beginning of the season after shoulder surgery.
Jenkins played 20 games for Exeter last season as well as seven appearances for Wales this year and Chiefs director of rugby Rob Bax…
Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins will miss the start of the 2024-25 Premiership season for Exeter Chiefs after having surgery on his knee and shoulder.
The 21-year-old Exeter captain picked up the knee injury while on international duty with Wales this summer in Australia and has been suffering from a sore shoulder rotator cuff injury.
Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter said the timescale for his skipper’s return is “a little bit fluid”.
“We’ve got to see in the early initial period of his rehab where he’ll get to,” Baxter said.
“Both the club and Wales feel now is the right time to have them both addressed.”
Jenkins played 20 games for Exeter last season as well as seven appearances for Wales this year.
“He’s a young man who has played a lot of rugby for both Chiefs and Wales, so it’s important that he gets them sorted properly now so that he has that extended period of rehab to get himself back fit and ready for what everyone knows is going to be a very good career,” Baxter said., external
Jenkins joins England centre Henry Slade on the unavailable list for Exeter when the new season begins, after he also underwent shoulder surgery.
The Chiefs start their Premiership campaign at home to Leicester Tigers on Saturday, 21 September.
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