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Tomos Williams unlikely to play for Cardiff again
By Josh Raisey
Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams will be out of action for ten to twelve weeks after rupturing his ankle ligaments against Italy on Saturday, meaning he is unlikely to play for Cardiff again with a move to Gloucester at the end of the season already agreed.
The 29-year-old left the Principality Stadium field shortly after the hour mark in Wales' 24-21 loss to Italy in round five of the Guinness Six Nations. He appeared to be in discomfort after being dragged down within metres of the line by Italy's Ross Vintcent in what looked to be a probable try, and his Cardiff head coach Matt Sherratt recently revealed the severity of the injury.
With Cardiff's last regular match of the United Rugby Championship season coming on June 1 against the Ospreys, Williams faces a race to be fit by then with ten to twelve weeks on the sidelines. He could feature if Cardiff reach the play-off stages, although they are not in a position to do so currently sitting in twelfth place.
Should Williams fail to recover in time for Cardiff's final game of the season, it will mean he played his final match in blue against Racing 92 in a 48-26 loss in the Investec Champions Cup in January.
Williams' move to the Gallagher Premiership was revealed at the beginning of the year, but it was announced last week that he will be joined by fellow Wales international and former Cardiff teammate Gareth Anscombe at Kingsholm.
After signing Anscombe, Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington said: “We’re really pleased to bring a player with Gareth’s club and international experience to Kingsholm.
“He’s one of the top fly halves in the Northern Hemisphere and we feel he’ll complement our other options at fly half and full back well.
“We’re looking forward to him joining us in the summer.”
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Hopefully Joe stays where he is. That would mean Les, McKellar, larkham and Cron should as well. It’s the stability we need in the state programs. But, if Joe goes, RA with its current financial situation will be forced into promoting from within. And this will likely destabilise other areas.
To better understand some of the entrenched bitterness of those outside of NZ and NSW (as an example 😂), Nic, there is probably a comparison to the old hard heads of welsh rugby who are still stuck in the 1970s. Before the days where clubs merged, professionalism started, and the many sharp knives were put into the backs of those who loved the game more than everyone else. I’m sure you know a few... But given your comparison of rugby in both wales and Australia, there are a few north of the tweed that will never trust a kiwi or NSWelshman because of historical events and issues over the history of the game. It is what it is. For some, time does not heal all wounds. And it is still festering away in some people. Happy holidays to you. All the best in 2025.
Go to commentsNot surprised to see Barretts rating. He has always been a solid defender for the ABs but not particularly effective in attack situations.
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