WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be fit for the autumn internationals despite being diagnosed with a heart condition. Griffin, 23, has not played since coming off the bench in Bath’s opening Premiership game against Northampton on September 20 when he felt unwell afterwards.
Griffin has since been diagnosed with pericarditis, a condition where the sac around the heart becomes inflamed.
Griffin said: “It was scary, I woke up on the Monday and it felt like someone was stood on my chest, it was that tight.
“It didn’t impact my fitness, my breathi...
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