(Reuters) – Wales centre Willis Halaholo will miss Saturday’s sport towards New Zealand after testing optimistic for COVID-19, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) stated.
New Zealand-born Halaholo, who qualifies for Wales on residency grounds and made his check debut earlier this 12 months, has been changed by Scott Williams within the squad.
“Halaholo is now isolating, away from nationwide squad camp, for 10 days,” the WRU stated in a press release https://www.wru.wales/2021/10/williams-called-into-wales-squad.
“The WRU has notified, and is working carefully with, Public Well being Wales on the matter.”
Wales are set to face the All Blacks within the first of their Autumn Internationals at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, adopted by checks towards world champions South Africa, Fiji and Australia on the similar venue subsequent month.
Wales coach Wayne Pivac will title his beginning line-up for the All Blacks sport on Thursday.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Modifying by Peter Rutherford)
