FLANKER Josh Macleod has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. The training ground injury denied the Scarlets back row a Wales debut against Scotland yesterday. Wales coach Wayne Pivac said Macleod, 24, suffered the injury shortly after the announceent of his inclusion in the starting team.
With Dan Lydiate out for the season (knee) and Josh Navidi also injured (neck) Macleod was next in line. However, he now faces six months on the sidelines. Dragons’ Aaron Wainwright wore the six shirt at Murrayfield.
Macleod’s wait for a first international cap goes on. He had been set to feature in the Au...