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Luke Charteris will miss the entire Six Nations campaign with a wrist injury

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RBS 6 Nations second-row headache for Gatland

5 December 2011, 1:22 pm

By Sportsbeat

Wales boss Warren Gatland's preferred second row line-up is in tatters with both Luke Charteris and Alun Wyn Jones RBS 6 Nations doubts.

Charteris’ absence for the entire tournament was confirmed over the weekend with the lock having undergone surgery on a wrist injury.

And Jones – who was the other half of Gatland’s first-choice World Cup second row – could also miss out having also been forced to undergo surgery on a dislocated toe.

The situation is far from dire for the Kiwi with re-called lock Ian Evans impressing in the 24-18 defeat against Australia at the weekend and Bradley Davies and versatile back-rower Ryan Jones also able to step into the breach.

"I had an operation on Friday and, according to the surgeon, it went OK. They said I was looking at four months [out],” said Charteris – who picked up his wrist problem in Wales’ third-place play-off against Australia at the World Cup in New Zealand.