Wales rule out Sam Costelow for Six Nations trip to Ireland with ankle injury
Wales fly-half Sam Costelow has been ruled out of Friday’s Six Nations encounter against Ireland in Dublin after failing to recover from an ankle injury.
Costelow, 25, sustained the issue during the second half of the narrow 26-23 defeat by Scotland nine days ago.
Despite being retained in the training squad last week, the Scarlets playmaker is not fit to travel for the fourth round of the championship.
He remains in contention to feature in the tournament finale against Italy in Cardiff on 14 March.
Selection dilemmas for Tandy
The injury forces a change at number 10, with Costelow set to be replaced by either Jarrod Evans or Dan Edwards.
Edwards is looking to regain his spot after being dropped for the Scotland fixture, having started the previous seven international matches.
Head coach Steve Tandy will officially confirm his matchday 23 on Wednesday.
Tandy is also forced to replace Taine Plumtree, with the Scarlets flanker ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to injury.
Squad updates and dismal run
Cardiff prop Keiron Assiratti and Dragons flanker Ryan Woodman have been drafted into the squad for this stage of the campaign.
The visitors travel to the Aviva Stadium seeking to end a desperate run of 14 successive Six Nations defeats stretching back three years.
Wales have lost 24 of their past 26 internationals across all competitions.
History is also against them, as the side has not recorded a Six Nations victory in Dublin since 2012.
