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Two Exeter Chiefs players booked in for surgery after ACL injuries

Exeter's Olly Woodburn (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Exeter Chiefs’ difficult season has taken another turn for the worse with confirmation on Tuesday evening that two of their players require operations after suffering recent ACL injuries.

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Winger Olly Woodburn and tighthead Ehren Painter are the latest players to be sidelined with long-term issues, while discussions over the next step for England pick Immanuel Feyi-Waboso are ongoing amid fears that he will miss the entire Guinness Six Nations with a dislocated shoulder.

A club statement read: “Exeter Chiefs can issue the following injury update at the midway point in the 2024/25 season. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso: Having suffered a dislocated shoulder against Sale Sharks in a Gallagher Premiership match pre-Christmas, the international winger is discussing recovery options with the England and Exeter medical teams.

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“Olly Woodburn left the field with a knee injury in Chiefs’ festive fixture against Gloucester at Sandy Park on December 29. Following scans, it has been confirmed the winger suffered an ACL injury. He will undergo surgery before rehabbing with the Chiefs medical team.

Tighthead prop Ehren Painter suffered a knee injury in training ahead of the Gloucester fixture. It has been confirmed that his is also an ACL injury. Like Woodburn, he will undergo surgery before starting a period of rehabilitation to return to play.

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“Full-back Josh Hodge sustained a hand injury in Chiefs’ new year clash with Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road last weekend. He is being monitored by the Chiefs medical team.”

Exeter, who were beaten at Tigers, are currently ninth in the 10-team Premiership ahead of this Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash at home to Bordeaux, the Top 14 leaders.

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Tom 48 minutes ago
No definites, but which Wales players could still make Lions squad?

Williams, Faletau, Lake, Morgan are the only ones who have a chance. None of them are guaranteed but I'd imagine they'll pick Williams and Morgan who could get in on merit and will likely be favoured for inclusivity.


Williams is fighting it out with Ben White for 3rd slot behind JGP and Mitchell.

Morgan is up against JVDF, Earl, Curry, Curry, Willis for 4 flanker slots. Morgan is a fantastic player but a huge call to leave any of those boys at home given how much Wales struggled at the breakdown against England. He's by no means solely responsible for that but it will be fresh in the minds of the selectors. Given the amount of hybrid players emerging and the inclination for a 6-2 split, they may be able to find room for a 5th flanker in the squad. In which case may be Ben Curry who misses out or Willis might be excluded given we have such depth in the players who have chosen to play for clubs this side of the channel.


Lake and Faletau are good enough but I'd be surprised if Faletau gets picked over Conan and Lake would be up against Cowan-Dickie which I can't see happening. Blair Murray is probably 4th in the 15 pecking order behind Kinghorn, Heenan, Marcus Smith. He may be a better 15 than Smith but Smith brings versatility so would be ahead of him. Since Smith may go on tour as a 10/15 hybrid, they would already have 3 fullbacks in the squad so Murray won't make it, good player though.


Nicky Smith and Dafydd Jenkins clutching at straws.

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