England and Exeter winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will be sidelined for up to three months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the West Country club has confirmed.
The flying medical student has been out of action since dislocating his shoulder in a game against Sale Sharks before Christmas and chose not to go under the knife after discussions between the Exeter and England medical teams.
The decision was taken to rehab the injury instead in a bid to get back into England and Lions contention. However, Feyi-Waboso suffered a reinjury of the issue in England camp recently and has now elected to undergo surgery.
The statement put out by Exeter predicts the Cardiff-born player’s recovery period will be 12-14 weeks.
Before his injury setback, Feyi-Waboso, 22, had enjoyed a brilliant start to his Test career after choosing to play for England over Wales. He was shortlisted for World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of 2024 after scoring five tries in eight appearances.
