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Bath boss Johann van Graan says he will discuss late whether Ben Spencer will lead the team against Montpellier at The Rec on Saturday.
The England The scrum-half is yet to play for Bath this season after undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer.
Tom Carr-Smith, Bernard van der Linde and Ieuan Davies have shared scrum-half duties in Spencer’s absence, although van der Linde is currently struggling.
“We’ll make a decision later in the week if we go with Ben; he hasn’t played for a long time but he’s our captain,” van Graan said.
Miles Reid captained the team in the 71-48 loss Northampton last weekend, but his 150th appearance for the club was cut short when he took a knock to the head in the first half.
“He’s not available for the weekend. He failed an HIA so he’s on a 12-day break, so even for Gloucester it’s going to be tough to get through,” van Graan confirmed.
“He was fine after the game. Obviously it was a big day for him, his 150th game. But he’s not available.”
Van Graan shared one positive piece of injury news as Bath prepare to launch their bid to go one better than last year and reach the Champions Cup final.
“Louie Hennessey is back in full training, so it’s great to have him back,” van Graan said.
With Reid and Sam Underhill out injured, the jackal quality of England flanker Guy Pepper will be vital for Bath in this weekend’s breakdown.
And Pepper is determined that Bath won’t be wondering “what if” this time after losing in last season’s semi-final to Bordeaux.
Speaking ahead of the contest, Pepper said: “We’re very hungry for this contest. You saw last year what we did. I think we came off the court pinching ourselves, because I think we were in it.”
“At that level there are good margins, one or two moments let us down in the game, and as a group I think we knew what we could achieve.”
