Rhys Norrington-Davies out for season after horror injury at Luton with Sheffield United ace’s Euro 2024 hopes at risk
RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES’ injury curse has struck again after he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.
The Sheffield United defender, 24, limped off in the first half of the Premier League win at Luton on February 10.
Norrington-Davies faces another lengthy layoff after only recently returning from 14-months of hell after injuring his other hamstring.
Blades boss Chris Wilder said: “We have lost Rhys for the season. You saw what happened to him last week. These are things that are really hurting us.”
SunSport reported last week that Norrington-Davies will miss Wales’ Euro 2024 play-off bid next month.
But the defender was forced off the field after picking up a new problem.
It occurred during a freak collision with the advertising board after sliding off the pitch.
The 13-cap full-back, who was distraught leaving the Kenilworth Road pitch, is out of the Dragons’ play-off semi-final against Finland in Cardiff on March 21.
And fans were left “gutted” after Rhys Norrington-Davies suffered a freak injury just four games after his return from the sidelines.
The defender picked up a serious hamstring problem before the 2022 World Cup.
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He had been set to start for Wales in Qatar, having been born to Welsh parents in Saudi Arabia.
But Norrington-Davies was instead forced to spend the next year on the sideline as United won promotion back to the Premier League.
He had finally returned to action last month in a huge boost to Chris Wilder.
His presence back in the Blades XI was seen as a big shot in the arm for United’s survival hopes.