All Blacks vs Springboks Rugby: Sei Nazioni 2023, Galles: Halfpenny KO, cambio alla vigilia della sfida all’Irlanda

Leigh Halfpenny non giocherà sabato con il Galles – ph. Sebastiano Pessina

L’estremo del Galles Leigh Halfpenny non giocherà sabato la prima partita del Sei Nazioni 2023 che vede la sua nazionale opposta all’Irlanda.

Il giocatore degli Scarlets, 34 anni, ha accusato un problema muscolare alla schiena che lo ha bloccato durante la sessione di allenamento di giovedì mattina. Non potrà quindi essere nel XV di Warren Gatland, che lo aveva scelto come titolare della maglia numero 15.

Al suo post il tecnico neozelandese ha scelto di continuare a puntare sui suoi uomini di fiducia: entra direttamente in formazione Liam Williams, 31 anni.

Leggi anche: Sei Nazioni 2023: La formazione della Scozia per l’esordio con l’Inghilterra

Williams ha giocato solamente 180 minuti in questa stagione con Cardiff, la sua squadra in United Rugby Championship e per questo motivo gli era stato preferito il compagno.

Halfpenny, da par suo, affronta per la terza volta l’eventualità di dover rinunciare a una presenza internazionale dopo l’annuncio della formazione. Era già successo a novembre contro Nuova Zelanda e Australia. Continua dunque la piccola maledizione per l’esperto trequarti gallese, che dopo il ritorno dal grave infortunio patito contro il Canada nell’estate del 2021 non è più riuscito ad indossare la maglia della nazionale a causa, ogni volta, di piccoli problemi fisici.

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