England prop Kyle Sinckler won’t feature for Bristol Bears this Saturday against Leicester Tigers but Ellis Genge has declined the opportunity to take the week off and is available for selection on what will be his first return to Welford Road since leaving last summer.
Genge and Sinckler were informed last week while at England camp that they won’t be involved for the early kick-off at Welford Road, denying the former an emotional return to the ground where he spent six years before rejoining Bristol. But despite all five of England's games at the Six Nations, Genge pitched up to the Bears High Performance Centre this week, reporting for duty as normal, and goes straight into contention for Saturday’s early kick-off.
The Bears go into the contest against defending champions Leicester on a five-game winning streak, achieved without the services of Genge and Sinckler who were on international duty, a run of form that has reignited their season and left them within seven points of a Premiership play-off berth.
