Lydiate to undergo shoulder surgery

8:18 AM GMT

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate is set to undergo surgery that could rule him out of the start of the season.

Lydiate suffered a shoulder injury last Sunday while captaining his country in their defeat to England and was subsequently ruled out of Wales' tour of New Zealand.

He will go under the knife this weekend and his region, the Ospreys, have confirmed the procedure could rule him out for up to 14 weeks.

"Dan sustained a significant injury to the AC joint in his right shoulder, caused by an impact during the England game on Sunday," Anthony Carter, Senior Physiotherapist at the Ospreys, said.

"He's been seen by Richard Evans, shoulder specialist at Spire Cardiff, who confirmed that the shoulder requires stabilisation via surgery, after which there is an expected rehab period of 12-14 weeks.

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Lydiate to undergo shoulder surgery