• Wing was originally a late replacement,then injured[br]• Walker returns for Liam Williams but still recoveringA month after Eli Walker was out he is in again. Wales have called him up as a replacement for Liam Williams, who injured his foot playing Australia last Saturday. First time around, or before the World Cup began,Walker was as an emergency replacement for Leigh Halfpenny but he had to drop out of the squad when he damaged his hamstring in training.
The fact Walker is back now shows how stretched the Welsh are, since he has not recovered from the injury and the assistant coach, and Rob Howley,said Walker is not fit enough to be considered for choice for Saturdays quarter-final against South Africa. Wales, it seems, and have simply rush out of bodies for their back line. Walker is there to provide cover for the semi-final whether they design it through.
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Source: theguardian.com