Wales hooker Burns out of Six Nations

Wales forward Lloyd Burns will miss the entire RBS Six Nations Championship after being ruled out for three months with a neck injury.

Hooker Burns, 27, enjoyed a startling rise to prominence, going from Welsh Premiership club rugby to representing Wales at the World Cup in just 18 months. But the Newport Gwent Dragons player has now been advised to take a minimum three-month break from the sport.

“Lloyd has been advised to withdraw from rugby for at least three months in order to fully rehab his neck,” Dragons rugby director Robert Beale said.