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The Ospreys are considering recruiting a fly-half as injury cover following the news that young No. 10 Luke Price is going to be sidelined for at least four months.

Price, a shock selection ahead of Sam Davies for last weekend’s Guinness PRO14 opener against Edinburgh, suffered a fractured tibia during the first half of the 17-13 victory.

The 22-year-old has been told he won’t need surgery, but he isn’t expected back in action until the new year.

The Ospreys do possess two international tens in Davies and the experienced James Hook, but head coach Allen Clarke has raised the possibility of bringing in a new face.

Speaking about Price’s injury, the Northern Irishman said: “It is hugely disappointing, I suppose in situations like this you think the absolute worst and then you hope for the best as well. It is somewhere in between in that it could have been a lot worse.

“I said post-game (on Friday) that Luke is a fine young man, he has youth on his side and he has shown resilience before and I have no doubt he will come back and it will be this season, which is great.

“We have Sam Davies and James Hook and young Cai Evans in the academy as well. It is challenging for us, as a number of positions are, as such we have managed our squad to date.

“Sam and James are two quality players, you saw that on Friday evening when Sam came on and how he marshalled us around the field.

“Equally, James Hook has trained fantastically well during the summer.

“We would look at our options as well in terms of how we could strengthen with regard to the season moving forward.”

When asked would he bring people in, Clarke added: “Possibly, depending on what is out there.

“It has to be the right person and the right quality.

“We will concentrate on the boys that we have at the moment. It is just something we need to monitor, we have two senior 10s and one in the academy in Cai Evans as well as one in the junior academy.

“If the team requires that we will do what’s best for the team, but it will be what’s best for the team.”

The Ospreys take on South African side The Cheetahs at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (5.30pm) and are likely to again field a strong line-up that includes Wales internationals Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric, George North, Dan Lydiate and Scott Williams.