Liam Williams faces a race to be fit for Wales’ autumn campaign, and casting doubt about the Scarlets until late November.
Williams has had an appendix operation and is doubtful to be fit in time to face the All Blacks on the 30th of October
Wales also face current world number 1’s South Africa then Fiji and Australia in the following weeks.
Scarlets head coach and ex Welsh international Dwayne Peel has revealed Williams will not play in the next three games for the club side, with the final game in that block against Benetton on 22 October. Williams will not play for Scarlets until at least tlate November.
at a BBC Wales interview Peel said he was unsure whether Williams would be fit to face the All Blacks.
“He’s okay, he’s back in the club, but it’s just unfortunate timing for him and for us but he’ll be out for the period,” said Peel.
“I’m unclear yet but I can’t imagine he’d play for us in these block of games.”
Wales are already missing Scarlets full-back Leigh Halfpenny with a long-term knee injury.
Young star Louis Rees-Zammit will be unavailable to face New Zealand due to the match falling outside of the World Rugby’s international window meaning he will not be released by his English club. Fly-halves Dan Biggar and Callum Sheedy are also affected by the same damn ruling.