Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
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England flanker Sam Underhill will miss the Nations Championship this autumn after rupturing his bicep in Bath's opening Prem game away at Harlequins.
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Underhill → publish → Harlequins
Underhill went off in the 48th minute of the win at The Stoop and was seen at the end of the game with strapping around his arm, which will require surgery later this week.
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which → go → surgery
Bath expect the 30-year-old to be out until December or January, meaning he will miss a large portion of the domestic season as well as England's three internationals against Australia, Japan and New Zealand in November.
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he → expect → November
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan said he knew straight away the injury was serious, which was why he went immediately over to Underhill when he came off the pitch.
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he → say → pitch
"There are a few types of injuries where I just want to know straight away because I know the impact that it has longer term and I always feel for the players, so that's why I went straight down," Van Graan told BBC Radio Somerset.
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Graan → be → players
"At the time I thought, we need to wait for a scan but this could be a biceps rupture.
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this → think → scan
The scan turned out to be exactly that.
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scan → turn → ?
He will get operated on on Thursday, that's a few months out of the game - not ideal from Sam's point of view.
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that → operate → view
Underhill has been capped 51 times by England and played in all five of their Six Nations matches this year.
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Underhill → cap → matches
However he missed the summer internationals against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina to have an operation on a shoulder injury.
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he → miss → injury
"It's always disappointing for every player when you get injured in a warm-up game, or round one, because you've just gone through a big pre-season," Van Graan added.
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Graan → injure → season
Sam has had a few big ones.
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Sam → have → ones
I'm sure he'll be back as soon as possible and [we're] looking forward to welcoming him back whenever that is, whether it's December or January.
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it → look → him
Bath are also without new signing Jamie Bhatti after he broke a forearm during pre-season.
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he → break → season
Fellow prop Vilikesa Sela is out until November with a toe injury also picked up in pre-season, while wing Will Muir has no return date yet after injuring his shoulder last season.
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Muir → pick → shoulder
Ben Spencer and Louie Hennessey are expected to return to team training in October.
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Spencer → expect → October
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