​HYPED Queensland recruit Leroy Houston has been given the green light to return to English side Bath on a loan deal.

Houston is set to fly back to the United Kingdom ​​and link up with​ his former club​ as a medical joker on a short-term contract, believed to be six weeks in length.

Bath have suffered injuries to their Test back rowers David Denton and Talepu Faletau, and forced new head coach Todd Blackadder to reach out to the Reds to chase Houston as a temporary replacement.

It will see Houston finish up with Brisbane City in the NRC but the deal is understood to only run until the end of October, meaning he will be back for the start of Queensland’s pre-season in November.

Though unwanted so far by Michael Cheika, he will also be available for the Wallabies’ Spring Tour.

Queensland Rugby last night confirmed Bath had asked for Houston to return to the Rec

A QRU spokesman said: “Bath have approached QRU with a request to release Leroy Houston on a short-term contract as medical cover. We are currently in discussion with Bath over the finer detail.”

Queensland Reds recruit Leroy Houston will be loaned back to former club Bath. Source: News Corp Australia

Houston signed a two-year deal with the Reds and ARU in May, for 2017 and 2018, but that contract doesn’t officially begin until November. He has been getting paid a monthly salary since returning in May.

With Bath’s blessing, Houston cut short a contract at the UK club by a year to come back and have a crack at making the Wallabies.

It is understood Queensland agreeing to loan Houston back to a desperate Bath was a return of the goodwill shown toward the no. 8 and his aspiration to chase a Wallaby dream.

Houston was a fan favourite at Bath for three seasons before being recruited back to Australia amid great fanfare.

A visit from Wallabies coach Michael Cheika earlier in the year in England was the clincher for the 29-year-old to return with a year still to run on his Bath contract.

But despite being involved in Wallabies squads during the June Test series against England, Houston didn’t get a game and has been building match fitness playing for Brisbane City in the NRC.

Queensland have the luxury of calling up impressive Reds rookie Adam Korczyk, who is returning from an ACL injury next week and can take over the no. 8 gig for Brisbane City.

Blackadder told the Bath Chronicle the Houston loan deal was almost over the line.

“He was pretty special here. We’ve still got a few hurdles to jump getting his release, but I think it’s going to happen, which would be great,” Blackadder said.

“It would be to bridge a short-term gap.”