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Wales release Tomos Williams from Autumn Nations Series squad

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Wales Tomos Williams in action during the Autumn Nations Series 2025 match between Wales and Fiji at Principality Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Ian Cook - CameraSport via Getty Images)

Scrum-half Tomos Williams has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad due to a shoulder injury.

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The Gloucester number nine was hurt during Wales’ 24-19 defeat against opening autumn opponents Fiji.

He had already been ruled out of Sunday’s appointment with Australia, being replaced in the starting line-up by Ellis Bevan, with Rhodri Williams gaining a place on the bench.

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Tomos Williams, though, will also not be available to face world champions South Africa in Cardiff on November 23.

Experienced Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy has been called up to the squad as replacement for Williams, the Welsh Rugby Union said.

Defeat against Australia would inflict a record 11th successive Test loss on Wales.

They have not won a Test match since the 2023 World Cup and a pool stage victory over Georgia in Nantes.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
South Africa will beat England at a canter

Very good article and no, you are definitely not the only one. You hit the nail on the head with both teams. England will fall back to the WC semi ta tics, whereas the Boks will run it. They mean to destroy, not only with their forwards but with their backs too.


There is immense speed in that backline. England need a miracle. The Boks have the best defence and attack this year. This Bok team is different from the one from the semi. Most the same players, but way different tactics from last year.


Manie Libbok has a lot to prove and with Sacha basically making the 10 his own with exceptional games this year, I'm sure he will be out to showcase just how dangerous he is. No one in the team except a few is absolutely certain of their places. The rest is going to go hard at the English to prove why they should be considered every time.


These Boks targeted the English game as the toughest of the Autumn nations series. This is the game they want to win. They want to prove that the WC semi result was a fluke. They want to show just why they are the current Kings of rugby.


It's hard to stop a team who has lost only 2 Tests this year, both by a point. It could've been 11/11. What makes it scarier is that in each and every Test, they swapped many players and still came away with wins. The ability to muscle and grind out wins is this team's best attribute.


They believe in their coaches and each and every team mate. They are full in. Playing on the day or not. This is going to be a slaughter. Before the teams was named, I had the Boks by a winning margin of 12-15 points, but after it was named, I changed it to 20+.


The English is going to give the Boks the ball and the Boks is going to run them ragged. This team wasn't chosen to play the same boring strategy of the WC semi.

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