FILE PHOTO: Britain Rugby Union - Gloucester Rugby v Cardiff Blues - European Rugby Challenge Cup Quarter Final - Kingsholm - 1/4/17. Gloucester Rugby's Jonny May in action against Cardiff Blues' Sam Warburton (L). Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/Livepic/File Photo
(Reuters) - Wales flanker Sam Warburton is unlikely to play again this year after opting to have surgery on a long-standing neck injury, his club Cardiff Blues said on Tuesday.
Warburton, who captained the British and Irish Lions during their drawn test tour with New Zealand earlier this year, will be out for up to four months, the Pro14 side said in a statement on their website.
