“I suppose we are going to know later within the week the severity of that damage. It isn’t in the identical place. It is in a unique space. So, if he has to undergo the identical process, he is nonetheless taking a look at from about 4 to 6 months.”
Everitt stated it was “a setback” for somebody determined “to provide every little thing to the membership” and who’s “extraordinarily grateful for the chance that he has at Edinburgh and feels that he owes the membership”.
“After which he goes by way of surgical procedure within the low season, comes again sturdy, after which he has a reoccurrence,” he stated.
“It isn’t nice for the person. The workforce misses a participant of that calibre.”
The fixture schedule has not been form to Edinburgh, with video games in opposition to Leinster, who’ve gained the competitors eight occasions in its totally different guises, after which a double-header in South Africa, together with a contest in opposition to twice-finalists the Bulls.
After two opening defeats, they subsequent go to the Lions on Saturday at Ellis Park earlier than internet hosting 2022 winners and 2023 finalists the Stormers.
Everitt is annoyed at a number of the expensive errors his workforce has made of their opening video games and had a warning for these gamers who fail to heed the messages they’re being given.
“Gamers that are not performing week-in, week-out can’t proceed to put on the Edinburgh jersey,” he added. “And, if we have now serial offenders, we are going to make these adjustments to make the squad higher.
“The frustration is when you must return to the drafting board on sure issues that you’ve addressed. However we will hold working.”