Wales face nervous wait on Callender injury

Alex Callender made her Wales debut against France in 2019

Wales are facing a nervous wait on an injury suffered by co-captain Alex Callender with the Rugby World Cup fast approaching.

The influential number eight went down just four minutes into Wales' 36-5 second Test defeat in Sydney after turning her foot in a collision.

Callender, 25, limped off gingerly before returning to the side line on crutches.

"She will go for a scan as soon as possible," said Wales head coach Sean Lynn.

"She's in a boot, we'll see what happens after the scan and go from there. I'll probably be able to give you a better update next week.

"I've spoken to her, she's obviously upset, however she seems all good about herself, so fingers crossed."

Lynn is due to name his 32-strong World Cup squad on 11 August, with their tournament opener against Scotland in Manchester on 23 August.

Callender was outstanding in Wales' 21-12 win in the first Test in Brisbane, topping the statistics with 24 tackles, 16 carries and three turnovers.

She was leading the side for the first time after being named co-captain for the tour of Australia and the Rugby World Cup with fellow back-rower Kate Williams.

"I'm gutted for her, we were both excited to come into this game to see how we were going to work together for the World Cup," said Williams.

"But it's rugby and things happen. Hopefully we'll get to do it a bit more in training and take it into Scotland."