Scots injury woes

Scots injury woes

12 Jun 2006

Scotland’s heavy loss to the Springboks in Durban has taken its toll on more than just their resolve. An injury crisis looms.

After the 20-point loss at the weekend, Scotland may have to attempt to level the series minus four players who were all injured in the encounter.

Scotland coach Frank Hadden told reporters on Monday that flank Donnie Macfadyen had a painful sternum, flank and captain Jason White was struggling with a knee injury, fullback Hugo Southwell had a shoulder and neck problem and left wing Sean Lamont had taken a blow behind the knee.

The latter’s seems the most serious, with Macfadyen, White and Southwell hoping to be fit for the second Test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

“We’ve no plans to fly anybody else in just now but we have our first selection meeting tonight and we’ll take it further from there,” Hadden said.

Hadden said it was the Boks defence that was too hot to handle. “We were too tentative, they fired all the big shots in the first 20 minutes and we didn’t fire any,” Hadden said.

“Our players were surprised by the pace and the intensity of their defence. We’ve played against rushed defence in Europe but this was faster.”


10 Comments

  • 1.big g: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 15:31 pm

    dragon poofs…

  • 2.bylies: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 15:36 pm

    The game is clashing with their tee-off times….

  • 3.bigg: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 15:44 pm

    He says they were surprised by the pace & intensity of our defence… you should know by now the Boks are the moest physical team in the world. Next week will be even harder. Never underestimate DIE BOKKE…

    OH TACKLE OF SCOTLAND

  • 4.mikeybrass: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 15:57 pm

    NONE of the overseas teams, at provincial or national level, have been able to replicate the rush defence to the standard and ability of the Boks.

  • 5.banana boy: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 16:12 pm

    I hope the boks don’t take their foot off the gas this weekend but instead raise the level even further and flatten these okes!

  • 6.handbagslasher: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 16:15 pm

    The boks must run these guys into the ground this Saturday.
    Let them go back home and tell the Poms that we are coming!!

  • 7.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 16:15 pm

    bakkies will add some ‘go forward’ power… and BH will offer some extra pace

  • 8.SharkBait1: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 17:21 pm

    Yes handbag, couldn’t agree more. Let’s send the message to the Poms loud and clear that we’re coming. And it’s not for their sif chicks either.

    GO BOKS !!!

  • 9.Jason: Reply to this comment
    12 Jun 2006, 21:32 pm

    **** beatin the poms on the EOYT will be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sweat!! to me better than beatin the ABs an wobblies

  • 10.Viper6: Reply to this comment
    13 Jun 2006, 09:29 am

    They are either soft ***** or lying.

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