WILLIAMS RULED OUT FOR WALES AHEAD OF SEMI FINAL

WILLIAMS RULED OUT FOR WALES AHEAD OF SEMI FINAL

Liam Williams will miss the rest of Wales's World Cup campaign after suffering an ankle injury in training.

The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed his absence from Sunday's semi-final against South Africa, and then either the final or third and fourth place play-off next week.

The WRU said: "Liam Williams has been ruled out for the remainder of the Rugby World Cup following an ankle injury sustained in an accidental collision during training.

"His prognosis will be established in the forthcoming days."

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The WRU added that no replacement for Williams had been called up at this stage.

Leigh Halfpenny will feature at full-back instead of Williams against the Springboks, and centre Jonathan Davies has been named in the team after recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for last weekend's quarter-final victory over France.

Davies replaces Owen Watkin, lining up alongside Hadleigh Parkes in midfield, and a third change sees number eight Ross Moriarty taking over from Josh Navidi.

Published: by Radio NewsHub
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