The captain of Wales, Dewi Lake, is missing in danger The Six Nations biceps in hand
The setback happened in training with the Ospreys before Christmas and on Monday the country’s coach Mark Jones could give a more detailed explanation. He revealed that the 25-year-old hook could be sidelined for longer than 12 weeks, which would rule him out of all Six Nations.
Wales’ final game against England in Cardiff is scheduled for March 15 – but there is a chance that Lakers, who is also in contention for the British & Irish Lions, will be fit before then.
“I think about 12 weeks is the high end of it,” Jones said of the player’s expected recovery time. “Knowing Dewi, and looking at the quality of the rehabilitation that is there now, we all know that he has worked well, and there is nothing to suggest that he cannot beat that target.
“Dewi’s got an awesome mindset, he’s a great professional. I wove it over Christmas and it went right down to the lowest possible level.”
Warren Gatland’s side – who are on a worst-ever run of 12 consecutive defeats – begin their Six Nations campaign against France in Paris on January 31, with the hook threatening to become a problematic position.
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Ryan Elias will be sidelined with a neck injury although the Reds coach, Dwayne Peel, has told the BBC he hopes he will return in mid-January, while Elliot Dea recently returned to the Dragons after an ankle injury.