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Surgery rules out Welsh star

By Online Editors
Friday 6 Jul 2012

Young wing Eli Walker will miss the start of the 2012/13 season after it was confirmed that he will undergo surgery this weekend to repair shoulder ligaments.


The 20-year old from Swansea enjoyed a breakthrough campaign last time around, adding 14 regional appearances to his solitary outing off the bench in the previous season - scoring two tries including an eye-catching solo effort away to Ulster in February.


He then travelled to South Africa for the Junior World Championship last month, scoring two tries in four games as Wales Under-20 finished in third place.


After an initial couple of days to recuperate from surgery, Walker will commence a programme of daily treatment and rehab next week, with the target of a return to action around the end of October.

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