Will Fraser will miss Saracens‘ Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulon on Sunday due to a shoulder injury.
This is a major blow for the 2011 Premiership Champions as the young openside has been one of their best players this season and is believed to be in the frame for a spot on England‘s summer tour to Argentina.
Fraser was forced off the field after just 16 minutes against Gloucester last Saturday and Saracens boss Mark McCall confirmed he will not be fit to face Toulon.
“It’s a very unusual injury, I can’t be very specific on it because we’re still exploring exactly what the problem is,” McCall said.
“We need to take advice from some experts before we decide how to handle it and before we know how long he will be out for or whether he’ll be out for the rest of the season.”
“It’s a blow for Will himself more than anything because he’s had a great season and he’s played an important part in getting us to the semi-finals of the competition. So I’m really disappointed for Will but we’ve got a number of back-row forwards who are good players and who we trust.”