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Ospreys hooker Ifan Phillips has his leg amputated after tragic motorcycle crash... but insists his 'spirits are high', and he has already raised £60,000 to pay for a prosthetic limb

A Welsh rugby player has had his leg amputated after a motorbike crash earlier this month.

Ospreys hooker Ifan Phillips, 25, is now crowd-funding for a prosthetic limb and has raised almost £60,000 so far.

While riding on a motorcycle on December 5, Phillips collided with another in Swansea and, tragically, his right leg was damaged beyond repair.

Ifan Phillips taking a line-out for Ospreys against Connacht earlier this year in Galway
Phillips' teammates wore shirts with his name on the back as a mark of respect on December 12

Having returned home from Morriston Hospital he revealed the extent of his accident.

'Now that I'm home from hospital and spirits are high, I'd like to say a few words,' Phillips wrote on Instagram.