Max Llewellyn's final season at Cardiff has suffered a blow after the young centre was ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.
Cardiff have confirmed that the 23-year-old will depart the Arms Park at the end of the current campaign to join an English club, with Gloucester his expected destination, as Welsh rugby struggles with the current contract freeze. However, an ankle injury picked up in the Challenge Cup victory over Newcastle on Saturday now means that Llewellyn will miss a large chunk of his time remaining in the Welsh capital.
"We were a little bit surprised how serious his ankle injury was," said Cardiff boss Dai Young. "He'll need an operation on that ankle injury.
