Wasps hope captain will be discharged later this week

The Wasps captain was withdrawn from the team to face Leinster last week suffering flu-like symptoms and was then admitted to hospital when his condition deteriorated.

He has since undergone a series of tests, which have ruled out most serious illnesses.

Director of rugby Dai Young said: “He’s got a viral infection and is undergoing tests to get to the bottom of it.

“They’ve done tests for some of the more nasty viral infections and they’ve come back clear.

“But it’s up in the air a little bit. The initial prognosis is that he’ll be discharged in the next couple of days and back to training in two weeks.”