Willis Halaholo has been ruled out of Wales’ summer tour of South Africa through injury, while fellow Cardiff backs Josh Adams and scrum-half Tomos Williams are both touch and go. Centre Halaholo picked up a “nasty hamstring tear” against Glasgow at the end of March and that means he will miss out on the Test series against the world champion Springboks.
With the luckless 31-year-old sidelined, it was decided to take the opportunity to sort out an issue with his shoulder by him undergoing surgery. Meanwhile, there’s uncertainty over wing Adams (knee ligament) and scrum-half Williams (hand), two men who would be likely starters for Wales coach Wayne Pivac.
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