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ACT Brumbies
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Anthony Faingaa	knee MCL	Rnd 2	End of season
hoping to return for the sydney club rugby season
Gene Fairbanks	neck injury	Rnd 1	End of season
Expected to be out for at least 4 weeks
David Palavi	spinal stenosis	Pre-season	Retired
Injured in a collapsed scrum. Repeat scans showed stenosis, too risky to contiue playing such a contact sport.
Clyde Rathbone	patella tendinopathy	Pre-season	End of season
Will struggle to start Super 14 after surgery in November.

 

Auckland Blues
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Joe Rokocoko	wrist injury	Rnd 8	End of season
to miss super 14 season and in doubt for tests and tri nations at end of year.

 

Bulls Bulls
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Derrick Hougaard	buttock injury	Rnd 12	End of season
Wikus van Heerden	knee injury	Rnd 13	End of season

 

Canterbury Crusaders
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

Cheetahs Cheetahs
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

Chiefs Chiefs
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Simms Davison	back injury	Rnd 13	Indefinite
Richard Kahui	ankle injury	Rnd 13	Indefinite
Tasesa Lavea	ankle sprain	Pre-season	End of season
Required surgery on an injury in the pre-season.

 

Lions Lions
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Andre Pretorius	midfoot sprain	Pre-season	Indefinite
Required surgery for foot ligament injury.

 

New South Wales Waratahs
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Ben Jacobs	knee ACL	Rnd 8	End of season
to under go surgery on 10/4/08
Alex Kanaar	knee ACL	Last season	Retired
Had to retire due to complications from ACL surgery.
David Lyons	calf strain	Rnd 13	Indefinite
Wycliff Palu	shoulder injury	End of season	Indefinite
may rest shoulder to give time to recover for tri-nations.
Tatafu Polota-Nau	hand fracture	Grand Final	Indefinite
Lote Tuquiri	knee injury	End of season	Indefinite
Injured knee in test v France. Is in doubt for 2nd test v France to rest knee for tri-nations.

 

Otago Higlanders
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

Queensland Reds
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Greg Holmes	knee injury	Rnd 8	Indefinite
recovering following an operation which removed displaced bone found behind the knee
Digby Ioane	Suspension	Rnd 13	Next season
Chris Latham	pectoral tendon tear	Rnd 13	Indefinite
waiting to have scans to determine the seriousness of injury
Hugh McMeniman	tibial fracture	Rnd 2	End of season
A worse injury than the one which ruined last year's campaign.
John Roe	shoulder injury	Rnd 11	Indefinite
In serious doubt to play round 12

 

Sharks Sharks
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Frederic Michalak	knee ACL	Rnd 11	End of season

 

Stormers Stormers
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Schalk Burger	knee injury	Rnd 11	End of season
Tonderai Chavhanga	hamstring strain	Rnd 11	Semi-Final
Neil Fullard	neck injury	Last season	Retired
Required surgery last year which was successful, however his surgeon has recommended against playing contact sports.
JD Moller	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 10	End of season

 

Wellington Hurricanes
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Rodney So'oialo	rib cartilage	Rnd 14	Indefinite
is in doubt for semi final v Crusaders with brused ribs
Neemia Tialata	knee injury	Rnd 12	Indefinite
Piri Weepu	hamstring strain	Rnd 14	Semi-Final
suffering from tightness in his hamstring but a good chance of playing in semi final.

 

Western Force
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Pekahou Cowan	hand injury	Rnd 12	End of season
Dislocated his thumb
Ryan Cross	fractured cheekbone	Rnd 12	End of season
Scott Fava	ankle sprain	Rnd 12	End of season
Matt Henjak	Suspension	Pre-season	Indefinite
Will be sacked after the Sare incident.
Jimmy Hilgendorf	hamstring strain	Pre-season	Indefinite
Junior Pelesasa	knee ACL	Semi-Final	Next season
Injured ACL in semi-final and will miss most of 2008.
Haig Sare	ankle injury	Rnd 10	End of season

 

RU Injury News Articles

Gasnier in shock comeback	24/04/2008
Larkham's swan song unsure	27/09/2007
Jonny gets the call	19/09/2007
Wilko injury worries mount	06/09/2007
Henderson to miss Scotland's opener	06/09/2007
O'Driscoll on track for opener	05/09/2007
Relief for Wales	05/09/2007
Shepherdson lone concern	05/09/2007
Fit Jones a happy boyo	05/09/2007
Jones 'delirious' about return	05/09/2007