Overview
- The 23-year-old was a late withdrawal before Northampton’s Champions Cup defeat at Bordeaux and will miss the Scarlets match on Sunday.
- Director of rugby Phil Dowson said the layoff is a minimum of a fortnight, with a definitive timeline to follow from imaging.
- England are due to name their Six Nations squad next week, putting Smith’s availability for Wales on 7 February in question.
- Full-back George Furbank is being managed conservatively for calf tightness after issues last year, with no rush on his return.
- Centre Fraser Dingwall has specialist clearance to play, and Anthony Belleau has stepped in at fly-half for Northampton.