injuryupdate
22-03-2005, 08:12 PM
Not the first bloke to have recurrent hamstring problems and certainly won't be the last. Hope that he has had MRI of the lumbar spine and won't be overstriding when he gets back to play:
Gerrard sick of injuries
By Glenn Cullen
March 22, 2005
MARK Gerrard hopes the most talked about hamstrings in Australian rugby is about to become the most reliable, with the Brumbies fullback expected to make his return against the Sharks in Durban this Sunday (AEDT).
The gifted 22-year-old has had his Wallabies ambitions dashed twice courtesy of a recurring hamstrings strain, and he has sat out the past three Super 12 matches with a similar injury.
But Gerrard believes he is now managing the condition properly and expects to be playing rugby for the next decade.
"All injuries are frustrating but especially when you've had it three times – twice in the one spot and the last time in a totally different spot," he said from South Africa.
"But I've done everything I can to get it right.
"I've trained really hard in the last week, I've put a tremendous amount of stress on the leg in training and it feels really, really good at the moment."
Gerrard's left hamstrings first caused concern last June when he was forced out of the Wallabies squad for the one-off Test against England.
Selection for the end-of-season tour to Europe in November was again supposed to signal his Australian debut but he pulled up lame once more, returning home without playing a game.
A move to fullback marked the start of the 2005 Super 12 season for Gerrard, but it lasted all of one game as he missed rounds two through four.
The injury seems to be caused by a combination of factors centred around Gerrard's running style.
Gerrard says fatigue during a game affects his posture, which changes the way he runs and in turn it puts a strain on his back and hamstrings.
He admits it plays on his mind but he feels he can lose the dreaded "injury-prone" tag through rehabilitation and a specific weights program.
Gerrard sick of injuries
By Glenn Cullen
March 22, 2005
MARK Gerrard hopes the most talked about hamstrings in Australian rugby is about to become the most reliable, with the Brumbies fullback expected to make his return against the Sharks in Durban this Sunday (AEDT).
The gifted 22-year-old has had his Wallabies ambitions dashed twice courtesy of a recurring hamstrings strain, and he has sat out the past three Super 12 matches with a similar injury.
But Gerrard believes he is now managing the condition properly and expects to be playing rugby for the next decade.
"All injuries are frustrating but especially when you've had it three times – twice in the one spot and the last time in a totally different spot," he said from South Africa.
"But I've done everything I can to get it right.
"I've trained really hard in the last week, I've put a tremendous amount of stress on the leg in training and it feels really, really good at the moment."
Gerrard's left hamstrings first caused concern last June when he was forced out of the Wallabies squad for the one-off Test against England.
Selection for the end-of-season tour to Europe in November was again supposed to signal his Australian debut but he pulled up lame once more, returning home without playing a game.
A move to fullback marked the start of the 2005 Super 12 season for Gerrard, but it lasted all of one game as he missed rounds two through four.
The injury seems to be caused by a combination of factors centred around Gerrard's running style.
Gerrard says fatigue during a game affects his posture, which changes the way he runs and in turn it puts a strain on his back and hamstrings.
He admits it plays on his mind but he feels he can lose the dreaded "injury-prone" tag through rehabilitation and a specific weights program.