Wales wing Alex Cuthbert will miss the rest of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations with a foot injury.
The 32-year-old has been ruled out of the final games of the championship away to Italy and France.
Cuthbert came on as a replacement against Ireland and Scotland but did not feature in the home defeat to England.
Wales, who are bottom of the table after losing three games, have decided not to replace Cuthbert ahead of Saturday’s trip to Rome.
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Sign up for freeSaturday's showdown between the Reds and Waratahs is not merely a clash of styles, but an Australia trial into the bargain.
Has an ageing squad been exposed by Les Bleus, or was Saturday's French thrashing merely a blip for the venerated green machine?
Wales will aim to harness the passion of their home crowd but the game will be decided by form, not historical enmity, with England in pole position.
Up to last season I’d agree for sure, but they are in a sleepy hollow right now…
118 Go to commentsWhat can I say, it made an excellent ‘hook’ for the debate JD!
118 Go to comments‘Both as bad as one another’ eh John?😉
56 Go to commentsI don’t know, what are you getting at C?😁
With attacking lineouts taken for pens, you’d also need to factor in other elements such as ‘how much time was spent in the oppo 22?’, ‘Did that time result in yellow cards or warnings for the D?’
If you rewatch the game at Twickenham v the ABs, those are very important. Thre pressure built from attacking lineouts milked a series of pens and yellow cards out of the ABs even when they were defending successfully.
56 Go to commentsAs above. Yep a genuine Bok but also the end to his career seemed to come suddenly and unexpectedly.
56 Go to commentshttps://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/rassie-reveals-the-true-skinstad-story-538903
Interesting piece. A lot of top coaches have a sense of ‘unfinished business’ with their playing careers and Rassie seems to fall into that bracket.
56 Go to commentsBut look at the mature pro contact sports in the US and you have guys like Belichick who never played Gridiron beyond high school. Ted and Shag would fall into a similar category and they are the most successful coaches of the pro era.
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