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19th April 2018
09:45am BST

"It was great to have him back on the field, as 24th man [against Treviso], last week... He's a world-class player, in my opinion, and the one player you didn't want to lose when we did. It's a huge bonus to have him back. "He's in the best condition we've ever seen him. If you look at how they measure the players - he has achieved his quickest speeds and he's done his best fitness test - he looks lean and fit. He's such a good player. He's been in every meeting so he's prepped and ready."Surpassing previous speed and fitness markers is all well and good but it must be noted that Henshaw has now had two serious shoulder injuries in 20 months. There was the February knock, of course, and the injury that cut short his tour of South Africa in 2018. Asked if Henshaw's shoulder has also passed all the required tests, Lancaster responded:
"Obviously. He wouldn't be given the green light to play if he wasn't 100% and functioning fine."Like many come-backs from prolonged periods on the sideline, the real tests arrive in the middle of high intensity matches and Saturday's clash against Scarlets is set to be as break-neck and intense as they come.
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