The News Review:
- Knee injury to sideline Tipoki
- Thomond Park it won’t be …
- Heineken drawcard suffers injury
- Munster injury update
- Nallet to miss Leinster clash
Knee injury to sideline Tipoki
RTE.ie, Ireland
Tipoki injured his medial knee ligaments during the game against New Zealand at Thomond Park last Tuesday night. Munster team manager Shaun payne said: ‘Rua suffered medial ligament damage and is not expected to return to action until sometime in January. ‘
Meanwhile, Ireland and Munster hooker Jerry Flannery will have a further scan on his knee to assess the damage sustained during Ireland’s win over Argentina on Saturday. There was better news for David Wallace, who left the field on a stretcher with his neck and shoulders in a brace, as it was confirmed he only suffered bruising.
Thomond Park it won’t be …
IrishExaminer.com, Ireland
That ought to dispel notions that because Argentina are not one of the game’s biggest names in world rugby they will be less difficult to beat than any of the big guns from the southern hemisphere. “They have more professional players qualified to play for Argentina than we have for Ireland,” said Kidney. “They’re spread throughout the world but the experience they’re picking up is huge, they have it in the Heineken Cup and the many domestic leagues played in Europe. And then they come together for their country and perform with spirit and abandon. “Whether it’s genetics or training or whatever, they are huge men. It’s going to be a very physical game and probably more so than last week. ” If the Puma forwards gain an edge and give their outstanding out-half Hernandez even a little space, he will drop goals all day.
Heineken drawcard suffers injury
TVNZ, New Zealand
The 20-year-old, who rocketed into the top ten this year, hadalready been suffering from a toe injury. “I could have gone out and tried but I didn’t want to riskhaving to pull out after a few games,” Del Potro said in atelevision interview. His replacement Acasuso, 26, is ranked 48th and has won five outof seven singles rubbers in the Davis Cup. Ferrer was outclassed by David Nalbandian in Friday’s openingsingles while Verdasco, 16th in the ATP rankings, was inspirationalas he helped Lopez to win the doubles on Sunday.
Munster injury update
Emerald Rugby, UK
“Rua suffered medial ligament damage and is not expected to return to action until sometime in January, ” Payne said. He also confirmed that Jerry Flannery who suffered a knee injury on Saturday in the game against Argentina is due to have a scan later this afternoon at a Dublin Hospital. David Wallace is reported to be fine after his injury scare on Saturday while Frank Sheehan and Denis Leamy are both expected to train tomorrow when the Munster squad assembles in Limerick.
Nallet to miss Leinster clash
Planet Rugby, UK
Nallet was injured on Saturday during Les Bleus’s 18-13 defeat to Australia at the Stade de France where he was forced from the field at the beginning of the second half. The second row forward is likely to be out of the action for three weeks meaning he could also miss the return fixture against Leinster in Round 4.
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