Wales suffer Jenkins injury nightmare
If Wales coach Warren Gatland did not already have enough on his plate, the latest blow to the Welsh squad for the Six Nations opener against bitter rivals England will surely be the final straw.
His team will be without prop Gethin Jenkins for Saturday's match after he injured his calf in training and is receiving sports injury treatment.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said: "Obviously it's not ideal for us to lose Gethin at this stage and we wish him a speedy recovery."
Jenkins is to remain in the squad and his fitness will be assessed next week.
He will be replaced at Twickenham on Saturday by loose-head Paul James, with debutant Rhys Gill coming onto the bench for the first weekend of the tournament.
Jenkins is not the only Welsh player to be struggling with calf issues as hooker Matthew Rees is also suffering from the same problem.
His team will be without prop Gethin Jenkins for Saturday's match after he injured his calf in training and is receiving sports injury treatment.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said: "Obviously it's not ideal for us to lose Gethin at this stage and we wish him a speedy recovery."
Jenkins is to remain in the squad and his fitness will be assessed next week.
He will be replaced at Twickenham on Saturday by loose-head Paul James, with debutant Rhys Gill coming onto the bench for the first weekend of the tournament.
Jenkins is not the only Welsh player to be struggling with calf issues as hooker Matthew Rees is also suffering from the same problem.