Wales back Morgan Stoddart's dreams of playing in next month's World Cup in New Zealand are over after he broke his ankle during a 23-19 warm-up defeat by England at Twickenham on Saturday.
The 26-year-old was only called into the starting side shortly before kick-off when flyhalf Stephen Jones suffered a calf injury in the warm-up.
That led to Wales rejigging the team, with Stoddart - who was on the bench - taking over at fullback after Rhys Priestland moved to flyhalf.
Early in the second half Llanelli's Stoddart, also a wing, was carried off on a stretcher.
Wales captain Sam Warburton, speaking after the match, told Sky Sports: "It is gutting for Morgan. He's broken his ankle, we've just found out.
"He had a real good shout of making the World Cup squad."
AFP
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