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WALES skipper Dai Young is facing a race against time to be fit for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland. The 34-year-old prop suffered strained ankle ligaments during Cardiff's Heineken Cup The Heineken Cup is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, sponsored by Dutch brewing company Heineken International (it is known as H-Cup defeat in Montferrand at the weekend. He still remains hopeful that he will be fit to win his 50th cap at the Millennium Stadium UEFA 5-star rated football stadia • • [ . But club colleague Spencer John has been drafted in as cover. A WRU WRU Welsh Rugby Union WRU Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) WRU Where Are You? (roleplaying games) WRU Weapons Replaceable Unit WRU "Who Are You" Command Query spokesman said: "Dai met up with the squad yesterday, although he didn't train. "He is receiving treatment and is quite optimistic about it all. "The injury had improved considerably overnight and we are hopeful he will be fit. "At the moment, he is going to play, subject to how he responds to treatment and him proving his fitness." Young, who has suffered wretched luck with injuries over the last couple of years, will be desperate to make the Ireland game, especially as his children are set to be mascots to mark his 50th cap. "I'm just hoping that the ankle will improve over the next couple of days, " he said. If Young were to be ruled out, then Newport's Chris Anthony Chris Anthony (born January 10, 1979 in Bettendorf, Iowa) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker for the New York Dragons. He attended Iowa State University. [1] High School Years would be the favourite to take over on the tight-head, with Spencer John moving on to the bench. As for the captaincy, with Scott Quinnell Scott Quinnell (born 20 August 1972 in Swansea) is a former Welsh international rugby league and rugby union player, who was a number 8 for Wales, Llanelli RFC, the Llanelli Scarlets and the Lions. He scored 11 tries for Wales and captained his country on 7 occasions in rugby union. out injured, Swansea lock Andy Moore would be a leading candidate to take the helm having skippered Wales in Japan in the summer. Llanelli's Stephen Jones is likely to get the nod at fly-half ahead of Swansea teenager Gavin Henson, while openside flankers Brett Sinkinson and Gavin Thomas may both be included with Colin Charvis switching to No.8. Wales look set to be without threequarter Gareth Thomas, who received a bang to his face during Bridgend's Heineken Cup defeat in Castres on Saturday. Wales probable team to face Ireland on Saturday in the Six Nations at the Millennium Stadium: Kevin Morgan (Swansea); Dafydd James (Bridgend), Jamie Robinson (Cardiff), Allan Bateman (Neath Neath (nēth), Welsh Castell-nedd, town (1981 pop. 48,687), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, on the Neath River. Neath is both a market and an industrial town. Metallurgy and a growing petrochemical industry are important. ), Shane Williams (Neath); Stephen Jones (Llanelli), Rob Howley (Cardiff); Iestyn Thomas (Ebbw Vale), Robin McBryde (Llanelli), David Young, cap. (Cardiff)/Chris Anthony (Newport), Chris Wyatt (Llanelli), Andy Moore (Swansea), Gavin Thomas (Bath), Colin Charvis (Swansea), Brett Sinkinson (Neath). CAPTION(S): DOWN AND OUT? Cardiff skipper Dai Young sits disconsolately dis·con·so·late adj. 1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog. 2. Cheerless; gloomy: a disconsolate winter landscape. on the bench after being forced off through injury during the first half of the defeat against Montferrand on Saturday. PICTURE: Huw Evans Picture Agency. |
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