Roberts suffers season KO

Published: Tuesday, 3. April, 2012 in category Wales
Roberts (c): Set for knee operation

Roberts originally picked up a knee problem in the Heineken Cup win over Racing Metro in November and suffered another injury to the same knee in Friday's 31-3 defeat against Glasgow and needs surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament.

He will miss this weekend's daunting Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster, with Dafydd Hewitt or Gavin Evans set to deputise.

Gavin Henson would have been a potential replacement but he was sacked by the Blues on Monday for his alcohol-fuelled behaviour on the flight back from Glasgow.

A Blues statement read: "Cardiff Blues can confirm that Blues and Wales centre Jamie Roberts will require surgery on his knee and will miss the rest of the season."