WALES No.8 Taulupe Faletau has fractured his shoulder and will not play again this season.
The 33-year-old was injured on his Cardiff comeback last week after a six-month injury lay-off.
Faletau suffered a broken arm in Wales’ World Cup victory against Georgia in October 2023 before missing the Six Nations with a calf injury.
He returned for Cardiff ’s 19-17 defeat by Ulster but was forced off in the 30th minute.
Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt said there was no ligament damage and Faletau, capped 104 times by Wales and six by the British and Irish Lions, is unlikely to n...
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