Rowlands and Lydiate ruled out for Wales

Wales have suffered a double blow ahead of forthcoming Tests against Georgia and Australia with flanker Dan Lydiate and lock Will Rowlands out with injury.

Wales have called up two locks, Exeter 19-year-old Dafydd Jenkins and Rhys Davies, 24, of Ospreys as replacements.

However, coach Wayne Pivac has not called in a direct back row replacement for Lydiate.

Wales face Georgia in Cardiff on Saturday, 19 November having bounced back from opening series defeat by New Zealand to beat the Pumas.

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They will then host Australia on Saturday, 26 November - a game scheduled outside the agreed global Test period, which means England-based players will not be available.

That gives Jenkins one current chance to earn a debut cap, against Georgia, before returning to Exeter with club-mate Christ Tshiunza.

With Lydiate ruled out, Jac Morgan, his impressive first-half replacement against Argentina, will be in contention to start against Georgia.

Tshiunza will also be in that mix while Leicester open-side Tommy Reffell was absent last weekend after suffering a rib injury against the All Blacks.

Wing Louis Rees-Zammit was happy to fill in at full-back against the Pumas with Leigh Half Halfpenny sidelined by a hamstring problem and Liam Williams earlier out of the series.