• Fly-half sustained injury during warm-up defeat in Ireland• Wales already missing another No 10, Gareth Anscombe
Rhys Patchell may not play in the
World Cup even if he travels to
Japan with the Wales squad on Wednesday after suffering his fourth concussion in less than two years during Saturday’s defeat to
Ireland in
Dublin as the tournament organisers have the power to order an independent assessment before he returns to action.
The 26-year old fly-half was injured in the 23rd-minute after tackling the back-rower CJ Stander crouching down face on. His head collided with the forward’s knee and he was taken off for a head assessment that he failed.