{"id":2359,"date":"2025-11-28T15:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:37:26","slug":"harry-randall-and-rich-lane-bristol-bears-duo-on-track-for-christmas-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2359","title":{"rendered":"Harry Randall and Rich Lane: Bristol Bears duo on track for Christmas return"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bristol Bears hope to have England scrum-half Harry Randall and full-back Rich Lane back from injury over the Christmas period. <\/b><\/p>\n

Randall has not played since the first Prem match of the season because of a hamstring injury that required surgery while Lane has yet to feature this campaign after also having an operation on a neck injury.<\/p>\n

“Both remain ahead of schedule and are tracking towards returns over the Christmas period,” a club statement, external<\/span><\/a> said.<\/p>\n

Winger Gabriel Ibitoye is expected to be available “early in the New Year” after suffering a “complex hamstring injury” during the same match against Leicester as Randall. <\/p>\n

Bristol return to Prem action on Saturday with a fixture against league leaders Northampton (17:45 GMT) following the autumn international break. <\/p>\n

The club has been suffering from a major injury crisis during the first block of the campaign, with them at one point without 15 backs in their squad.<\/p>\n

Lock James Dun, who has not played since 17 October because of a shoulder issue is, like Ibitoye, “on course” to be available early in January.<\/p>\n

Flanker Steven Luatua, prop George Kloska, back Max Pepper are still sidelined but expected back in the coming weeks, along with full-back Noah Heward, who has a “minor thigh injury”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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