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 pressured 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,” mentioned Sherratt.
“It isn’t the identical damage from my understanding.
“Fingers crossed, it is not too dangerous as a result of he is put an enormous quantity of effort in over the past 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 pressured off early on within the sport.
Improper facet of calls
Cardiff suffered an agonising 19-17 defeat during which they discovered themselves on the fallacious finish of choices by Scottish referee Mike Adamson.
Cardiff have been sad a few 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 sport,” mentioned Sherratt.
“What we’ve struggled with tonight was there was a transparent knock-on within the build-up to their attempt from the line-out. There is no such thing as a doubt about it.
“I can see the referee is unsighted, however you will 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 palms by Ulster substitute 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 substitute 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, however I’m not positive whether or not that may be a clear sufficient or apparent penalty on the finish to overrule a try to give a penalty below the sticks,” mentioned Sherratt.
“I is likely to be fallacious 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 dropping bonus factors for ending inside seven factors of their opponents.
“We deserved extra from the sport,” mentioned Sherratt.
“It’s tough on the finish of the sport as a result of it’s emotional and you do not need to say something out of emotion.
“When the mud settles, we have to have a look at issues we are able to do higher. We want to have the ability to put extra strain on the opposition and rating extra factors.
“We’re placing ourselves able the place it’s at all times coming right down to a referee name or a final minute penalty, because it did tonight.”