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A tournament-ending broken arm to Taulupe Faletau and Gareth Anscombe’s groin injury marred a box-ticking Wales win against Georgia by 43-19 at the Rugby World Cup.
Faletau was the only forward to have started every Wales game in France at his third World Cup and came off clutching his arm.
The No.8’s absence is a major setback to Wales’ chances in the quarter-finals next weekend.
“We felt he was starting to come back to his best,” Wales coach Warren Gatland said.
“He was excellent last week (against Australia) in terms of his footwork and carrying and stuff, taking kickoffs and giving us some go forward as well. It’s a big loss for us.”
“We’ll have to make a decision in terms of how we look at the balance of the back row going forward and in particular for next week.”
Anscombe was due to start at flyhalf against Georgia but tweaked his groin while kicking in the warmup and withdrew.
The injury was high up, Gatland said, and more will be known in 48 hours.
“He’s got a bit of power and stood on his leg which is a positive, it means it’s not come off the bone,” he said.
