Henson loses Six Nations fitness fight

Gavin Henson's hopes of playing in this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship are over.

Henson has not started a Test for Wales since the autumn series opener against Australia four months ago.

And a second scan on his injured knee on Thursday night revealed a strained posterior cruciate ligament, meaning a lay-off of between three and four weeks.

The 20 times-capped Ospreys star has not been part of Wales coach Gareth Jenkins' plans during the current Six Nations campaign, despite his team losing successive games against Ireland, Scotland and France.

And Henson now faces a race to be fit for the Ospreys' EDF Energy Cup semi-final clash against Cardiff Blues at the Millennium Stadium on March 24.