The Edinburgh Rugby medical team issued the following update after the club’s Guinness PRO12 fourth round match away to Munster on Saturday.

Stand-off Duncan Weir sustained a fracture to his jaw and underwent surgery the following day (Sunday 25 September) at St John’s Hospital in Livingston.

Weir will face a spell on the sidelines to allow him to recover post-surgery.

Edinburgh Rugby would like to extend its thanks to the staff of St John’s Hospital for their assistance in the care of Weir.

Tighthead prop Kevin Bryce sustained an injury to his left elbow and awaits a scan to determine the full extent of the injury.

Hooker George Turner sustained an injury to his ankle while playing for Heriot’s in the BT Premiership on Saturday (24 September). Turner is currently awaiting a scan to determine the extent of his injury.

Returned to training:

Back-row Nasi Manu and stand-off Jason Tovey have recovered from their respective rib and wrist injuries and returned to training this week.

Players currently rehabbing under the care of Edinburgh Rugby’s medical team:

Tighthead prop Simon Berghan sustained a foot injury in Edinburgh Rugby’s first outing of the season, away to Cardiff Blues (Saturday 3 September). His injury is due for further review in October, following which his rehab management programme will be updated.

Loosehead prop Alasdair Dickinson continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained in Scotland’s Summer Tour to Japan and is expected to return to training late in October.

Lock Anton Bresler continues to progress in rehab following surgery to his groin.

Centre Phil Burleigh is currently rehabbing a shoulder injury sustained against Leinster and is expected to return to training in the coming weeks.

Wing Will Helu is progressing well from a high-hamstring tear and is on target for a return to play in November.