Instead he'll get on with life with a bit of a pointy bone sticking out of his right shoulder blade. As he says: "If I was starting out it would be worth it but work has to come first."
Its a blow for West as he only returned to the club at the start of this season, mixing second row duties with Michael White, who has now also succumbed to another knee injury.
Its likely to mean a return to the second row for the dependable Paul Rudd with Stu Bennett returning to the back row after coming in on the second half against Rovers.
Andrew Hare may also be back. He was due to gave an operation on his weakened shoulder ligaments in the summer but has made better progress than expected ... that's the benefit of only being 19.