Wales back Liam Williams has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup because of a foot injury.
Scarlets wing or full-back Williams, 24, and Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts left the field in the closing stages of Wales'
15-6 Pool A defeat by Australia.
Roberts, 28, suffered a head knock but is set to be fit for the quarter-finals however Williams will play no further part in the tournament.
"It's a big blow," Wales kicking coach Neil Jenkins said.
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"He's been playing outstandingly well, and did pretty well again yesterday until his injury.
"He's a huge loss, but we've had quite a few of them and we've just got to get on with it."
Wales, who face South Africa in the quarter-finals at Twickenham on Saturday, have yet to call-up a replacement for Williams.
Wales' World Cup casualty list |
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Leigh Halfpenny, full-back (knee) |
Rhys Webb, scrum-half (foot) |
Jonathan Davies, centre (knee) |
Scott Williams, centre (knee) |
Corey Allen, centre (hamstring) |
Hallam Amos, wing (shoulder) |
Liam Williams, wing/full-back (foot) |
Eli Walker, wing (hamstring) |
Rhodri Jones, prop (arm) |
He returned against the Wallabies after missing the victory over Fiji.
Williams' injury comes after Wales lost wing Hallam Amos to a dislocated shoulder against England.
Ospreys wing Eli Walker was a late withdrawal ahead of the tournament because of a hamstring injury.
Roberts is the first inside centre to give Gatland a medical scare, but did not have any concussion assessment after coming off.
In June, Roberts' regular midfield partner Jonathan Davies (knee) was ruled out of the World Cup, with Scott Williams (knee) and Cory Allen (hamstring) later joining him in being sidelined.
Full-back Leigh Halfpenny and scrum-half Rhys Webb were ruled out on the eve of the tournament after being injured during the final warm-up game against Italy in Cardiff.
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