Pat Lam confirms Tom Whiteley and Andy Uren’s injury time frames following double scrum-half signing

Bristol Bears face months of being without their top three scrum-halves Pat Lam has confirmed, following injuries to Andy Uren and Tom Whiteley.

With first-choice nine Harry Randall away with England during the Six Nations until March 26, when Bristol face Saracens at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Round 21 of the Gallagher Premiership, Uren and Whiteley were expected to shoulder the load.

But Uren suffered a hamstring injury in the 37-21 victory over Newcastle Falcons on February 5 and after Whiteley went down with a serious hamstring injury in Bristol’s 49-32 home defeat to London Irish on Friday night, Lam was quick to act, bringing in Gloucester’s Toby Venner - who was on loan at Championship side Hartpury - and Bath Rugby’s Max Green.