Josh Adams THROWN OUT of Wales’ Six Nations squad for Covid breach after attending a ‘small gathering’ to celebrate his partner’s pregnancy
- Josh Adams has been banned for Wales’ first two matches of Six Nations
- He attended a family gathering last Sunday after players were allowed home
- The Welsh squad were given strict instructions to comply with Covid measures
- Ireland game not under threat as squad returned negative results on Wednesday
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Josh Adams was sensationally thrown out of Wales’ Six Nations squad after a Covid breach.
The wing has been banned for the first two matches of the campaign against Ireland and Scotland having attended a family gathering last Sunday.
While the Welsh squad are in a ‘bubble’ for the Six Nations players were allowed to go home last Saturday afternoon, under strict instructions to comply with Covid measures.
Josh Adams was sensationally thrown out of Wales’ Six Nations squad after a Covid breach
Adams attended a small family gathering to celebrate his partner’s pregnancy (pictured in 2020)
But Adams broke those rules, celebrating a ‘milestone’ – believed to be his partner’s recent pregnancy which she announced in December.
When the 25-year-old linked back up with the squad on Tuesday, at their Vale of Glamorgan base, the breach was immediately raised.
Adams himself said: ‘I would like to apologise unreservedly.
‘When out of camp, at the weekend, I made an error of judgement. I attended a small gathering of immediate family to celebrate a family milestone.
‘It was wrong to do this. I’m aware that everyone needs to follow the rules and being in the public eye I have a responsibility to lead by example and I’ve fallen short on this occasion.
He has been banned from Wales’ opening two matches against Ireland and Scotland
‘I’d like to apologise to my teammates and to our supporters for my mistake.’
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