British and Irish Lions

The news comes on the eve of the new season kicking-off and leaves his new club, Bath, looking for another player to back up 2009 British & Irish Lions tourist Lee Mears for at least the first-half of the season.

The injury will also put a huge dent in Webber's dreams of pushing for a Lions tour spot in Australia next summer. He made his England debut in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations while at London Wasps and was one of only two hookers in the England EPS Squad for the autumn Tests.

Dylan Hartley is England's top choice at hooker, with David Paice, Joe Gray and Tom Youngs being the No 2 options in the Saxons squad.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.

Tom Youngs has enjoyed a remarkable rise to the top of the British & Irish game but he won't be resting on his laurels ahead of his first Lions adventure.

Check out the video from the day the HSBC Cubs met The British & Irish Lions at the Vale of Glamorgan in a day they will remember for the rest of their lives.