 Mike Phillips has his foot iced up after being replaced
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Mike Phillips will miss Wales' autumn Tests and the Ospreys' next Heineken Cup games after being ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.
The Lions scrum-half has joined fellow Wales and Ospreys stars full-back Lee Byrne (foot) and prop Adam Jones (shoulder) on their injured list.
Phillips hobbled off in the 33rd minute of the European win over Clermont.
The Ospreys now face a scrum-half crisis as Jamie Nutbrown is out for 10 weeks due to a knee injury.
Tom Issacs is the Ospreys' only other scrum-half registered in their Heineken Cup squad but wing and Wales' record try-scorer Shane Williams has often stepped in as an emergency scrum-half.
Wales coach Warren Gatland, meanwhile, can call upon Blues number nine Gareth Cooper, Sale scrum-half Dwayne Peel and Martin Roberts of the Llanelli Scarlets.
Wales open their four-match autumn internationals campaign against New Zealand on Saturday, 7 November before they host Samoa, Argentina and Australia at the Millennium Stadium.
But Phillips will miss all of Wales' November Tests and the Ospreys' Heineken Cup Pool Three double-header with Italian side Viadana in December.
Both Phillips and New Zealander Nutbrown both underwent a scan on Monday and Ospreys physio Chris Towers confirmed: "Mike had a scan yesterday, which was then reviewed with the specialist, who confirmed ligament damage to the distal tib/fib joint.
"Mike will now be subjected to further specialist tests and investigations towards the end of the week once the pain and swelling has subsided sufficiently to allow it.
"This will put us in a better position to confirm the best course of treatment going forward but it is fair to say that Mike has suffered considerable ligament damage, and the best-case scenario would probably see him sidelined in the region of 10 to 12 weeks.
"Jamie also left the field on Sunday after suffering a knee injury.
"His MRI scan has confirmed an injury to the posterior cruciate ligament, coupled with damage to the medial collateral ligament.
"Subsequently, he faces a period on the sidelines, that at the moment, we are predicting could keep him out for somewhere in the region of 10 weeks also."
Phillips will also miss playing for the Barbarians when they face the All Blacks at Twickenham on 5 December.
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