Wales quantity eight Taulupe Faletau suffered one other damage blow on his Cardiff comeback after a six-month damage lay-off.
Faletau suffered a damaged arm in Wales’ World Cup victory in opposition to Georgia in October 2023 in Nantes earlier than lacking the Six Nations with a calf damage.
He returned for Cardiff’s defeat by Ulster within the United Rugby Championship however was compelled off within the thirtieth minute.
Faletau, 33, was clutching the identical arm he broken in France.
Cardiff head coach Matt Sherratt is hoping it’s not the identical damage.
“He’s being assessed after having a knock on his shoulder and we do not know the extent of the damage but,” stated Sherratt.
“It isn’t the identical damage from my understanding.
“Fingers crossed, it isn’t too dangerous as a result of he is put an enormous quantity of effort in during the last six or seven months to come back again.
“I’m gutted for Toby. I am positive the boys will get round him.”
Cardiff’s Wales full-back Cameron Winnett was additionally compelled off early on within the recreation.
Unsuitable facet of calls
Cardiff suffered an agonising 19-17 defeat during which they discovered themselves on the unsuitable finish of selections by Scottish referee Mike Adamson.
Cardiff have been sad a couple of knock-on not being picked up within the build-up to Ulster”s attempt by Dave McCann with Adamson saying there was no good angle from the tv match official (TMO).
“I’ve not criticised the referees all season and no matter name they make is simply what they’ve seen within the recreation,” stated Sherratt.
“What we’ve got struggled with tonight was there was a transparent knock-on within the build-up to their attempt from the line-out. There isn’t a doubt about it.
“I can see the referee is unsighted, however you could have a contact decide seven metres away trying straight at it and that’s seven factors.”
After Cardiff flanker Thomas Younger was denied a attempt when the ball was kicked out of his fingers by Ulster alternative Cormac Izuchukwu which may have resulted in a penalty attempt, the guests thought that they had secured the win solely to see what would have been Theo Cabango’s hat-trick rating dominated out.
Play was introduced again for an Ulster penalty for a deliberate knock-on from alternative prop Rhys Carre with John Cooney kicking a 79th-minute profitable penalty.
“I must have a greater have a look at it as a result of I solely noticed it on the display screen, however I’m not positive whether or not that may be a clear sufficient or apparent penalty on the finish to overrule a attempt to give a penalty underneath the sticks,” stated Sherratt.
“I is perhaps unsuitable on that, however my intuition is it must be clear and apparent to overrule one thing like that and it didn’t appear that to me.”
It was a tenth defeat in 14 league video games this season for Cardiff with 9 of these yielding shedding bonus factors for ending inside seven factors of their opponents.
“We deserved extra from the sport,” stated Sherratt.
“It’s tough on the finish of the sport as a result of it’s emotional and you do not wish to say something out of emotion.
“When the mud settles, we have to have a look at issues we will do higher. We’d like to have the ability to put extra stress on the opposition and rating extra factors.
“We’re placing ourselves ready the place it’s at all times coming right down to a referee name or a final minute penalty, because it did tonight.”