SHAUN Perry is in line for a sensational comeback for Worcester Warriors on Friday night against London Wasps after being ruled out for the season only three weeks ago.

The former England scrum-half suffered cruciate ligament damage in the 12-3 Aviva Premiership victory over Northampton Saints at the end of last month.

Perry, who played more than 40 minutes with the problem, was expecting to be ruled out for six months with the club fearing the ex-Harlequins number nine would go under the knife.

However, after consultation with the surgeon, who said that Perry did not need an operation, the 33-year-old has made a remarkable recovery and is set to start against Wasps.

Head coach Richard Hill, who also revealed that young scrum-half Jonny Arr is likely to play in an ‘A’ League match on Monday night following his own knee injury, said he is as stunned as anyone with Perry’s recovery.

“The radiologist looked at the scan and saw there was some sort of trauma,” Hill explained. “But the surgeon looked at it and said he wouldn’t operate and Shaun was very happy with that.

“We have kept it quiet because seeing is believing.

“We told Shaun they have said no operation is required but we will put you through two weeks of hell to make sure that knee is perfectly stable.

“He has had two weeks of gruelling fitness and he has come through 100 per cent. He has trained with us for the first time this week and he has come through that perfectly fine so there is no reason for him not to play.”

The injury occurred late in the first-half of the Northampton game at Sixways when he crumbled to the floor with no-one around him.

But Perry managed to get to his feet and put in a man-of-the-match display against the Heineken Cup finalists before later being given the dire diagnosis.

“We all suspected the worst,” the Warriors chief said. “But, literally within two days, he appeared to be running normally again.

“When he was first looked at after the game, it looked bad. He then ran on it and it appears now that it is not as bad as we first thought, in fact he’s 100 per cent.

“We have given him two weeks of twisting, turning, jumping off boxes and doing everything we could do to triple-check the knee is OK.

“He has had no reaction from it whatsoever, we have trained in a contact session and not a problem — we are all amazed.”

Meanwhile, centre Alex Crockett is set to see a surgeon with regard to his own knee injury after scans revealed some damage.

But, following Perry’s remarkable recovery, Hill is unsure just how long the former Bath player may be out until the 29-year-old has seen the specialist.