Bowe so eager for action after op

Tommy Bowe is relishing a return to competitive rugby after recovering from surgery undertaken in April.

The Irish international underwent an operation on a haematoma, a localised swelling filled with blood, which was pressing on his left kidney.

“It wasn’t career-threatening but the surgery to remove the haematoma was fairly severe,” Bowe explained yesterday. “It’s the sort of operation older people go through. I was in bed for a couple of days and it wasn’t pleasant.