nq_gurl
08-11-2005, 09:40 AM
Lockyer, Hindmarsh out of series
8 November 2005
Kangaroos captain Darren Lockyer and forward Nathan Hindmarsh have both been ruled out of the rest of the Tri Nations rugby league series with injury.
Lockyer will be out of action for 2-3 months after suffering a broken bone in his foot while training in Paris on Monday.
Hindmarsh aggravated the knee that kept him out of the NRL finals series during the same session at Surenes Rugby Union Club on the outskirts of the French capital.
A decision will be made in the next couple of days after consultation with the Australian Rugby League on whether either player will return to Australia or if a replacement will be brought in to join the Australian camp.
Lockyer slipped and fell during a game of touch football toward the end of the session. He screamed with pain as he went to the ground and an MRI scan later confirmed the broken bone.
His absence is expected to pave the way for Trent Barrett to move into the starting team at five eighth for the remaining Tri Nations Tests.
I'd love to see Thursty get a call up .... cant imagine it though unfortunately. Curse of the halves? All this hype of Lockyer and Johns finally playing the halves together and what happens? Both end up injured! Cant help injury i suppose ... but to break your foot during a training session?!?!?!?!?!
I pose the following question to you .... Who should replace Lockyer as Captain?
8 November 2005
Kangaroos captain Darren Lockyer and forward Nathan Hindmarsh have both been ruled out of the rest of the Tri Nations rugby league series with injury.
Lockyer will be out of action for 2-3 months after suffering a broken bone in his foot while training in Paris on Monday.
Hindmarsh aggravated the knee that kept him out of the NRL finals series during the same session at Surenes Rugby Union Club on the outskirts of the French capital.
A decision will be made in the next couple of days after consultation with the Australian Rugby League on whether either player will return to Australia or if a replacement will be brought in to join the Australian camp.
Lockyer slipped and fell during a game of touch football toward the end of the session. He screamed with pain as he went to the ground and an MRI scan later confirmed the broken bone.
His absence is expected to pave the way for Trent Barrett to move into the starting team at five eighth for the remaining Tri Nations Tests.
I'd love to see Thursty get a call up .... cant imagine it though unfortunately. Curse of the halves? All this hype of Lockyer and Johns finally playing the halves together and what happens? Both end up injured! Cant help injury i suppose ... but to break your foot during a training session?!?!?!?!?!
I pose the following question to you .... Who should replace Lockyer as Captain?