Overview
- The Bath and England lock said a December ankle cut became a severe infection that threatened sepsis and could have cost him his foot.
- He spent a week in hospital on an IV drip before surgery removed infected tissue from the area.
- The illness kept him out for seven weeks across December and January, halting his push for England selection during the Six Nations.
- He returned at the end of January in a win over Gloucester and later featured in victories against Saracens and Sale.
- Ewels said tests identified the bacteria but not the source and he thanked Bath staff and NHS clinicians for his care.