'It is a massive blow'- Steve Tandy Reacts to Injured Wales Captain Morgan

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Sunday, 09 November 2025 at 21:27
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A new era, nothing new: Wales fell to their 10th straight loss at Principality Stadium, which saw ‘outstanding’ Jac Morgan come off injured, making the defeat against Argentina all the more agonising for new head coach Steve Tandy.
A brace from Geronimo Prisciantell was accompanied by tries from Pedro Delgado, Simon Benitez Cruz, Mateo Carreras, Bautista Delguy, Santiago Grondona, and seven conversions from Santiago Carreras guided Argentina to a thrilling win in Cardiff.
It is the most points Los Pumas have scored against Wales, with 50,185 spectators watching on at a sombre and quiet Principality Stadium. The worst-attended game for Wales in Cardiff in nine years. That's with tickets being considerably low in price compared to other matches in recent times.
It’s no shock, really.
Argentina were the heavy favourites coming into the contest, and claimed the spoils brilliantly in a defence coach's nightmare of a contest.
Scroll down for Ruck Rugby’s Talking points from Steve Tandy's post-match press conference.

‘Outstanding’ Morgan set to miss the rest of the autumn

In Wales’ record 52-28 defeat against Argentina, Jac Morgan, in the act of scoring the hosts' third, suffered a dislocated shoulder.
Wales are likely to be without him for the remainder of the autumn period, as Wales head coach, Tandy added: “It’s not looking good for Jac.
“It is a massive blow. He’s a world-class player, he’s huge for us, and we know how much he loves playing for Wales and how he leads the team.
“I’ve seen him in the changing rooms, he’s devastated. Ultimately, it’s just about Jac now recovering.
“Jac was outstanding, and the try he scored was unbelievable from that distance.
“It’s a blow.
“Not only just the player, but the man. With this group, we spoke about having tough moments in this journey.”

Call-ups needed for Tandy ahead of Japan

There’s almost a guarantee that by Monday afternoon, Tandy would’ve already called someone to fill Morgan's big shoes. Wales’ best player.
Big shoes to fill, but who’s capable of filling them? Leicester’s Tommy Reffell and uncapped flanker Harri Deaves are potential options for Tandy, as next week’s third meeting of the year against Japan.
“We’ll definitely call someone up and will discuss that after assessing things in the next 24 hours,” said Tandy.
“We’ve got some really good players. Tommy (Reffell) is an outstanding international, playing well for Leicester, while Harri Deaves has been unbelievable for the Ospreys for a consistent period. So we’ve got options.”

Recklessness From Thomas Costs Wales Big Time 

In some ways, Ben Thomas heading back to the Vale Resort on Sunday evening could count himself lucky that he wasn’t red-carded.
After an off-field review, it remained as a yellow card following kicking out at Pablo Matera, after the visitors' vice captain held Thomas’ leg on the floor.
“The footage you’re looking at, there’s not an angle that’s conclusive to what he’s looking at,” added Tandy on the Cardiff Rugby’s sin bin.
“If he is lashing out, it’s a card. But if you’re trying to free a leg. It’s something I want to look at further. I know how things can look in slow-motion.
Scrum half Tomos Williams was also yellow-carded in the second half, but Tandy insisted he was pleased with the way his side responded on that occasion compared to Thomas’.
“It’s tough against any team (to be down to 14 men for 20 minutes)
It takes the legs out of you. We’ve got to be smart in international rugby. There must be an angle, but there’s a context too.
“I thought some of the management when Tomos went off was excellent. We need 15 on the field, though.”
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