Cory Hill ruled out of the Rugby World Cup
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Wales lock Cory Hill has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup and is due to return to Wales to continue his recovery from a leg stress fracture.
Hill, who has been battling to overcome the injury throughout summer and has not played since the Six Nations in February.
He was on course to feature in Wales’ warm-up fixtures but a setback delayed his expected return date until the World Cup.
A Welsh Rugby Union statement read: "Cory Hill has been released from Wales’ 2019 Rugby World Cup squad after being unable to recover significantly from a stress fracture of his fibula. He will return to Wales and continue his recovery with his region.
"Bradley Davies, capped 65 times by Wales and who has featured in two previous Rugby World Cups, has been named as his injury replacement and will arrive in Japan on Wednesday."
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