"Bryce suffered a minorstrain to his right shoulder in India and has been selected for this tour subject to fitness but we are very hopeful of him being fully fit in the near future, " he stated.
Northampton's pre-match preparations were hampered when England call-up Courtney Lawes failed to recover from a minor groin strain, so Neil Best was promoted off the bench to start at blind-side flanker.
Riki Flutey has a knee ligament strain, Keith Earls sustained a minor shoulder injury against the Royal XV while Luke Fitzgerald has a chest infection.