Aussie latest – Bad break rules out Mitchell
23 Apr 2011
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Bad break rules out Mitchell – Waratahs and Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell has suffered a serious injury and will be out of action for the rest of the year.
Mitchell dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his leg in the Waratahs’ match against the Reds on Saturday. It’s been confirmed that he won’t be back for the Waratahs in Super Rugby, and will also miss the global tournament in New Zealand.
10 Comments
23 Apr 2011, 18:56 pm
That’s a big blow to the Wobblies. They can’t afford to lose too many good uns. Hope not too many other top players – from all teams – miss theWC. Want to see them all there.
24 Apr 2011, 05:22 am
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Gerrit Badenhorst 1995 second world strongest man
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24 Apr 2011, 09:40 am
Wretched luck!
24 Apr 2011, 10:13 am
Poor guy. this really sucks. hope he recovers well.
anyway, Go Stormers! GO BOKKE!!!!
24 Apr 2011, 12:01 pm
That is really really sad news.
24 Apr 2011, 22:46 pm
wretched luck my ***! He is the victim of blatant thuggery! Go watch the replay. I was half and half expecting news of a citation of some sorts but nothing. Who is it that got off scotfree cause there wasn’t any damage done? Some Aussie prop if I remember correctly(?). And here we have a man with broken bones and dreams in tatters. Higgenbottom is very lucky indeed to escape sanction at the time, as it happened right infront of Walsh and now no citation to. Eish!
25 Apr 2011, 01:53 am
Tough Break He is the best back In Oz right now He was playing really well
Aussies will miss him
25 Apr 2011, 13:19 pm
@BokiNZ(BokiNZ)-6: Yep, I agree. Hindsight is of course 20/20 and you shouldn’t judge by appearance etc. etc. but Higgenbotham has always looked like a thug. He did step into Mitchell’s way on purpose. Normally you don’t expect broken bones as a result but Higgenbotham *is* responsible.
26 Apr 2011, 15:04 pm
This is devastating for Mitchell, as at age 27 this would have been his last World Cup. He seems to be in denial about it, but I can’t see him playing at RWC 2011. He won’t be at full speed, and what use is a winger without speed?
26 Apr 2011, 15:10 pm
@BokiNZ(BokiNZ)-6: Nonsense, this was just a freak accident. Yes, Higginbotham may have moved slightly to block Mitchell, but he would never have expected to injure him.
Mitchell said as much:
Higginbotham contacted Mitchell to clear the air over their collision, which occurred in the 19th minute of Queensland’s 19-15 victory over the Waratahs on Saturday.
”He said a few things, he got a couple of interesting messages from people in the public – by no means do I hold anything against him,” Mitchell said.
”I don’t think he was doing it with any intention to injure me, he was trying to run me off the ball which happens in every game. I am sure if you look at the tape of the first 20 minutes you would probably see me trying to run someone off the ball as well.”
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/ill-be-ready-for-the-world-cup-20110425-1du8p.html#ixzz1KdNphMrx
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