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If you're feeling squeamish you might want to look away now. These gruesome pictures show the extent of injuries suffered by Welsh rugby player Ceri Davies.

Ceri - who is an international for Wales' Deaf rugby team - was playing for Llandovery 2nds against Carmarthen Druids at Church Bank on Saturday in the first game of the season when he felt a stamp on the calf in the dying minutes of the match.

But it wasn't until much later in the day that he realised he was in serious trouble.

Ceri showered and changed like he would after any rugby match. But this time the prop forward felt some discomfort in his calf.

"I was in a ruck and got stamped on right at the end of the game," said Ceri. "I was in an offside position but I was trapped and couldn't move. They were stamping and stamping.

"I felt some pain in my leg and I limped off to the shower. It was when I was in the clubhouse afterwards and I didn't want any food and I felt pain again, that I knew it was quite nasty.

"Anyway I went home and saw the bruising and swelling was getting worse. I tried putting my leg up but the bruising kept getting darker so I drove myself to A & E.

"I passed out straight away and they took me straight to surgery."

Ceri has been at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen since Saturday. But his ordeal isn't quite over.

After suffering something called Compartment Syndrome, doctors had to slice open both sides of his leg to relieve the pressure and prevent internal bleeding.

And now he is being transferred to Morriston Hospital for a skin cast and plastic surgery, as medics try to piece his leg back together.

All the while Ceri remained calm and unperturbed, despite seeing his leg taken apart under local anaesthetic.

He's been flooded by hundreds of messages of support from the likes of Wales stars Emyr Phillips and Ryan Jones, as well as members of the local rugby community.

Llandovery RFC President Handel Davies said: "It came as a shock to everybody but we all wish him well. It's not an injury I've ever seen before but obviously we wish him all the best."

"It's nothing really," added Ceri. "But with all the messages I've been sent, I feel a bit overwhelmed."

Ceri is hoping to come out of hospital tomorrow after a second operation.

What is Compartment Syndrome?

Compartment Syndrome happens when bleeding or swelling within a group of muscles gets worse and worse before it starts to restrict the bloodflow.

It is most common in the arms or legs and is caused when pressure increases after a heavy blow such as the stamp suffered by Ceri.