Wales have been hit by a potential double blow after Josh Adams and Taine Basham suffered injuries during their United Rugby Championship clash on Saturday.
Playing against each other at the Arms Park, Cardiff wing Adams left the action with a wrist problem while Basham suffered an elbow injury in his side’s 31-14 loss.
Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan admitted Basham is set for a spell out of action, saying the flanker had gone to hospital to be assessed for a possible dislocation.
Concerning for the Wales back-row
“It’s an elbow injury so he has gone to hospital to check,” he told the region’s website.
“It’s a shame because he has been playing well. I’ve seen a lot of energy from Taine lately and a load of excitement.
“If Taine is out, we lose a lot of X-Factor, but also, he is growing week by week and day by day in this environment. He seems to be really enjoying his rugby.
“It will be a big loss for us and also for Taine. We will wait to see the severity of it.”
Flanagan added that the Dragons will also wait to see how centre Sio Tomkinson recovers after he left the field at half-time.
“Sio had a bit of a stinger in the shoulder,” said the coach.
“We’ll see how he recovers this week first. Hopefully not long-term, but it depends on the severity of it.”
Groin injury for Josh Adams
Meanwhile, Cardiff wing Adams had his try-scoring return from a groin injury soured by the wrist injury, which also throws his participation for Wales into doubt.
While the mood over Basham’s fate was downbeat, the view was that Adams’ injury is not as serious, which will give Wales head coach Wayne Pivac a glimmer of hope.
“The good news was that he didn’t feel any issues with his groin and he looked a real threat every time he touched the ball,” said Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young.
“But we will have to look at the wrist. Fingers crossed it’s not too bad, but we will know more on Sunday.”
Wales are scheduled to face New Zealand on Saturday, November 5 before they take on Argentina, Georgia and Australia over the following weekends.
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