Isaac Mears was recalled from England Students duty to be an option for Sunday's Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles
Bath could give 18-year-old prospect Isaac Mears his first-team debut in Sunday's Champions Cup semi-final away to Bordeaux-Begles after a sudden spate of injuries hit their scrum-half stocks.
First-choice nine Ben Spencer was initially named in Bath's side to face Harlequins on 18 April, but withdrew before kick-off with a shoulder complaint.
Despite Johann van Graan's initial optimism that the England international's injury was a minor problem, Spencer is only "touch and go" for the club's first elite European semi-final in 20 years.
Back-up scrum-half Bernard van der Linde has had surgery on his ankle after being forced off 10 minutes into his first Prem start against Northampton on Saturday, leaving Tom Carr-Smith as the only fit senior specialist in the position.
