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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin

Wales captain Dewi Lake a major doubt for Six Nations after biceps surgery

The Wales captain, Dewi Lake, in training
The Ospreys head coach, Mark Jones, hopes that Dewi Lake (right) could return for the match against England in Cardiff. Photograph: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans/Shutterstock

Dewi Lake is in danger of missing the Six Nations after having biceps surgery.

The Wales captain suffered the injury in training with Ospreys before Christmas and on Monday the region’s head coach, Mark Jones, was able to give a more accurate prognosis. He revealed the 25‑year‑old hooker could be out for as long as 12 weeks, which would rule him out of the entire Six Nations.

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