Taulupe Faletau failed to emerge from the tunnel when Wales v South Africa kicked off after injuring his side during the warm-up, it has been confirmed.
Faletau was conspicuous by his absence as the teams came out, with Josh Navidi starting instead and Taine Basham on the bench. Faletau had played a full part in the warm-up not long before the game but hurt his side in an incident that was a huge blow for the Welsh team so close to kick-off.
Wales had already suffered an early setback on the morning of the match, with Gareth Anscombe ruled out of the matchday 23 with a rib injury. That saw Rhys Patchell called onto the bench.
