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Tomas Francis stood down from rest of Wales' tour of South Africa after horrible scenes

Tomas Francis has been stood down by Wales' medical staff for the rest of the tour of South Africa.

The tight-head prop suffered a serious blow to the head within 30 seconds of coming off the bench during the 32-29 defeat at Loftus Versfeld last Saturday. He was removed from the field on a stretcher and it has now been confirmed he will play no further part in the series.

Francis would have missed the second Test in Bloemfontein this Saturday due to World Rugby's new mandatory 12-day rest period for category one concussions. But, upon further medical evaluation by Wales' medics, Francis will be sent home on Tuesday and will therefore play no further part in the series.

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