Welsh Rugby Union: "Following a laceration to the eyelid sustained in training on Tuesday, Uilisi Halaholo will remain with the Wales squad this week for monitoring rather than being released to Cardiff Rugby."
Thursday 17 February 2022 13:11, UK
Wales centre Uilisi Halaholo has suffered a laceration to his eyelid ahead of next week's Guinness Six Nations game with England.
Halaholo sustained the injury in training and will now remain in camp with Wayne Pivac's squad instead of being released to Cardiff this weekend as planned.
The Welsh Rugby Union said: "Following a laceration to the eyelid sustained in training on Tuesday, Uilisi Halaholo will remain with the Wales squad this week for monitoring rather than being released to Cardiff Rugby."
Wales are understood to be confident that New Zealand-born Halaholo will be available for the Twickenham clash on February 26.
Halaholo was due to have been one of six Wales players released from camp this weekend to get minutes under their belt ahead of the England game.
Cardiff pair Rhys Carre and James Ratti are available for Friday's United Rugby Championship home game with Zebre.
Ospreys fly-half Gareth Anscombe, Scarlets scrum-half Kieran Hardy and Ulster hooker Bradley Roberts will also rejoin the Wales squad after this weekend's games.
Wales bounced back from a heavy opening Six Nations defeat to Ireland to beat Scotland 20-17 in Cardiff last weekend.
South Africa will continue to play in the Rugby Championship until 2025, the organiser SANZAAR has announced.
The move ends speculation the Springboks were planning to leave the southern hemisphere championship, which also features New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, and join the Six Nations set-up.
"The pandemic has created a very unusual sporting environment over the last two years, with match and commercial delivery severely affected," Marcelo Rodriguez, the SANZAAR chairman said.
"This has seen the member unions work very hard to keep rugby alive and present during Covid and at times this has not been easy.
"Indeed there has been much speculation about the future but it is now great that all members have committed through until the end of 2025, as a minimum.
"This means we can concentrate on ensuring The Rugby Championship remains as one of the best rugby tournaments on the world calendar."
