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Wales 10 Sam Costelow ruled out of Six Nations


Scarlets' Sam Costelow lays down injured during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Gloucester Rugby and Scarlets at Kingsholm Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Bob Bradford - CameraSport via Getty Images)
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Wales fly-half Sam Costelow has been ruled out of the Guinness Six Nations after fracturing his collarbone, his club Scarlets have confirmed

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The 24-year-old only managed 11 minutes of the Challenge Cup fixture on Friday night against Gloucester at Kingsholm before leaving the field clutching his shoulder.

Just minutes before Warren Gatland names his Wales squad for the upcoming Championship, Scarlets revealed in a statement that the fly-half will undergo surgery for the injury and is expected to be out of action for 12 weeks.

Their statements read: “Scarlets can confirm that Sam Costelow is set to undergo surgery on the shoulder injury he suffered in Friday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match against Gloucester.

“Sam has a fracture of the collarbone and is likely to be out of action for around 12 weeks.”

Scarlets lost the encounter 31-7, leaving them second-from-bottom in Pool Three in the Challenge Cup ahead of hosting Vannes on Saturday.

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The Six Nations produced so many compelling games and so much of action packed moments that you can only conclude that its the best international comp out there at the moment except for a world cup. If Wales improve it will be even better especially given the strides Italy have made in recent times. The Rugby Championship is now taking a hiatus in a year it really should be building toward something better which is terrible considering the competition was so tight last year. The Nations Champs promises much but one gets the feeling that the 6 Nations teams will not be at their peak given its at the end of their long season. In terms of rugby quality and entertainment Id rather watch the 6 Nations over everything else other than a world cup right now. The North arguably offers more in terms of entertainment than the South at club level as well. The Prem, the Champs Cup, URC and Top 14 all feature plenty of scoring and different playing styles while Super Rugby seems to be the same thing game in game out. While the South tries to speed up the game artificially with new trials and law variations the North has shown you can do it with good refereeing which penalises cynical play harshly and encourages positive actions on the field. In terms of entertainment the North wins. In terms of winning? They are making strides but until they win another world cup or get a team to rank number 1 again for an extended time again they cant really say they are better than the South.

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