Muir to have ankle surgery and Frost breaks hand

Will Muir was Bath's top try scorer last season with nine tries

Bath and England winger Will Muir is to have surgery on his ankle and is set to be out for a number of weeks.

Muir has yet to play for Bath this season after picking up the injury during the pre-season win against Worcester last month.

He won his first England caps this summer during the tour to Argentina and was Bath's top try scorer last season.

The 28-year-old was initially described as having a "minor injury" but surgery has now been decided as the best course of action.

Hooker Dan Frost is also out of action with a broken hand suffered during the defeat by Leicester Tigers on Saturday.

"Will Muir has gone for surgery so he'll be out for a number of weeks," head of rugby Johann van Graan told BBC Radio Bristol.

"Unfortunately Frosty broke his hand so he'll be out for a number of weeks," he added.

"We are very comfortable with the squad that we have and we'll adapt accordingly."

Defending Prem champions Bath were beaten for the first time in the league last Saturday by the Tigers after winning their first three matches of the new campaign.

They host neighbours Bristol on Saturday in their final match before a four-week break for the autumn internationals.

In a further update on players out injured, Van Graan said number eight Jaco Coetzee, scrum-half Bernard van der Linde, back Ciaran O'Donoghue and fly-half Sam Harris are all expected to remain out until the start of 2026.

Back rower Quinn Roux, however, is available for selection against the Bears despite going off early in the second-half with injury against Leicester, while flanker Ted Hill could also be in line for a return after three weeks out.