Gloucester Rugby Injury Update: Key Players Out for Bristol Bears Match
Bristol Bears host Gloucester at Ashton Gate on Friday night in Round 13 of the 2025/26 Gallagher Premiership. Gloucester face selection headaches after a string of injuries.
Injury update
This Gloucester Rugby injury update details who is out and who could return for the Bristol Bears match. Coach George Skivington confirmed progress but warned decisions remain to be made.
Tomos Williams
Scrum-half Tomos Williams is unlikely to feature on Friday. He is in the late stages of recovery from a shoulder problem sustained last month.
The injury occurred in the 17th minute of Gloucester’s 26-19 win over Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop. Williams collided with teammate Jack Innard during the incident.
Williams will join Saracens in the summer. That move ends a two-year spell in Cherry and White.
Scrum-half options and squad fitness
Mikey Austin has returned to full training. Short-term signing Callum Braley remains short of full fitness.
Williams missed the subsequent 17-36 defeat to Leicester Tigers because of the shoulder. That match also saw Austin and Braley sidelined.
The absence of those three left Caolon Engfield and 22-year-old Rhys Price to cover the nine shirt. Price has spent much of the season playing for Hartpury in the Championship.
Backline news
Winger Ben Loader has returned to training after two hamstring setbacks. His last appearance came against Saracens in December.
Conversely, Josh Hathaway is out for the season with a hamstring injury. Gloucester will manage their backline options carefully.
Selection and season context
Gloucester sit eighth in the table with six league games left. Harlequins occupy ninth place, one point behind and eyeing a Champions Cup spot.
Skivington said the squad now has as many fit players as at any point this season. He added that coaches have had robust selection discussions.
The coach indicated he will offer opportunities where decisions do not harm performance. Some players are disappointed to miss out, he said.
Filmogaz.com will monitor developments and provide further injury updates ahead of the Bristol Bears match.
