Leigh Halfpenny looks set to be ruled out for the rest of the Magners League regular season after injuring his left ankle in Cardiff’s win over Treviso.
The 22-year-old picked up the knock inside the first 15 minutes and despite attempting to continue was replaced and later left the Cardiff City Stadium on crutches.
The Blues came out on top 29-9 but it came at a cost with Halfpenny now out for two weeks and set to miss at least the clashes against the Dragons and Scarlets if not Wales’ World Cup warm-up games.
Halfpenny missed the start of the RBS 6 Nations with a sprained ankle and Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young admits he will be sorely missed as the Blues bid to make the play-offs.
“His ankle is a concern,” said Young. “He has got to see the medics but how serious it is I couldn’t tell you. He’s hobbling about a bit and they’ve put him on crutches as a precaution.
“I would have thought he is definitely not going to be available for Rodney Parade, even if it’s a slight twist it’s a week to two weeks.
“So we’ve got to keep our fingers crossed it’s not going to affect him for Wales’ warm-up games and so on. It’s looking very unlikely he’ll figure in the two remaining games even if it’s a minor injury.”
