WALES centre Owen Watkin faces a battle to prove his fitness before the Six Nations with the prospect of a month out because of a knee injury.
Watkin, 23, limped off during Ospreys’ 40-19 loss to Racing 92 last Saturday and a scan has revealed cartilage damage. He will have a meeting with a specialist on Tuesday December 17.
Watkin is expected to miss the Ospreys’ Christmas and New Year PRO14 derbies with an absence of at least four weeks initially being predicted.
Wales coach Wayne Pivac is already without star centre Jonathan Davies for the Six Nations campaign because of a kn...