Wales wing Chris Czekaj shows the pain of his broken leg

The Cardiff Blues flyer suffered a broken right leg in the 31-0 second Test loss to Australia in Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

Czekaj suffered the injury in the 22nd minute, twisting badly in a tackle by Wallaby hooker Stephen Moore.

The 21-year-old underwent surgery in Brisbane on Sunday and has been told he cannot fly home for at least 14 days.

The injury to Czekaj, who won his sixth cap, cast a shadow over the Wales tour party as Gareth Jenkins' men prepared to head for the airport without the 6ft 3in player.

However, the Welsh Rugby Union is flying Czekaj's girlfriend out to Australia to keep him company until he can return to Wales.

WRU chief executive Roger Lewis said: "The operation went well and his girlfriend will be joining him this week to give him support."

Shane Williams, Mark Jones and Gareth Thomas - who led Wales down under - were all ahead of Czekaj in the wing pecking order for September's World Cup.

But the Blues youngster was still likely to have been in Jenkins' final squad of 30 and pushing for a starting spot.