BROMSGROVE RFC First XV flyhalf Matt Birch will not be rushed back into action following a potentially horrific injury.

Birch has been limited to light training since escaping with bruises after being trapped between two lorries in an accident at work last month.

Finstall Park coach Dean Ball said the reliable goalkicker was at least two weeks from a return to competitive action and had not yet been tested in the full contact arena.

And he wants to be sure Birch is ready to come back without aggravating the situation.

Ball added: "Matt is chomping at the bit and is raring to go."