NEWPORT Gwent Dragons captain Andrew Coombs has been forced out of Wales' Test against Tonga this evening because of a bad back.
The 29-year-old was set to win his seventh cap by lining up at blindside flanker at the Millennium Stadium.
However, he has been sidelined with his place taken by former Dragons teammate Dan Lydiate with Alun Wyn Jones coming onto the bench.
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