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ACT Brumbies		Updated on: 15/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

Auckland Blues		Updated on: 15/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Stephen Brett	concussion	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Brett to undergo assessment after suffering a concussion. Could miss round 4.
Luke McAlister	head injury	R5 training	Rnd 6
Fractured nose during Rnd 5 training. Likely to miss this Friday.
Benson Stanley	concussion	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Left the field early after suffering a knock to the head early in the game
Isaia Toeava	buttock injury	Rnd 2	Rnd 5
Has a pain that starts in his buttock and travels down his leg. Seeing a specialist which may indicate they are worried it is coming from his back.

 

Bulls Bulls		Updated on: 13/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jaco Pretorius	quadriceps strain	Rnd 1	Rnd 5
There is a lot of bleeding inside the muscle and that will influence the recovery period.

 

Canterbury Crusaders		Updated on: 13/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Andrew Ellis	concussion	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Concerns of missing next match after a concussion.
Quentin MacDonald	knee ACL	Rnd 3	Next season
He will have surgery within the next few weeks and may take six to nine months to recover
Ash Parker	hand fracture	Rnd 4	Rnd 8
Broken bone in left hand. Out for about a month.

 

Cheetahs Cheetahs		Updated on: 18/03/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

Chiefs Chiefs		Updated on: 13/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Craig Clark	groin strain	Rnd 2	Rnd 7
Grade II groin strain. 3-6 weeks at this stage
Kevin O'Neill	achilles tendon rupture	Rnd 1	Rnd 5
Only lasted 40 minutes. Having extra scans, but this is not a good sign so early in the season. He is going to need some reduced workload.

 

Lions Lions		Updated on: 15/02/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
No injuries

 

New South Wales Waratahs		Updated on: 15/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Adam Freier	back injury	Rnd 2	Rnd 6
Rob Horne	hamstring strain	Rnd 1	Rnd 4
Cam Jowitt	ankle injury	Rnd 1	Rnd 4
Boney bruising, no fracture.
Dean Mumm	Suspension	Rnd 1	Rnd 4
Wycliff Palu	hamstring strain	Rnd 4	Rnd 5
cleared of a hamstring tear and should be fit to play

 

Otago Higlanders		Updated on: 09/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jimmy Cowan	ruptured finger tendon	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Cowan suffered a suspected broken finger.
Jimmy Cowan	ruptured finger tendon	Rnd 4	Rnd 6
The dislocation was bad enough to keep him out of rugby for at least one week. He is expected to return to the field for the round-six

 

Queensland Reds		Updated on: 15/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Rod Davies	fractured cheekbone	Rnd 3	Rnd 7
James Horwill	knee injury	Rnd 2	Next season
badly ruptured his knee in the Reds' stirring 41-20 upset of the Crusaders and will require season-ending surgery.

 

Sharks Sharks		Updated on: 07/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Gerhard Mostert	shoulder injury	Rnd 1	Next season
Gerhard Mostert will see a specialist in Pretoria tomorrow to find out exactly what the prognosis is on his injured shoulder

 

Stormers Stormers		Updated on: 23/02/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Schalk Burger	hamstring strain	Rnd 2	Rnd 5
Defintely out for round 3 and unlikely to be fit for round 4.

 

Wellington Hurricanes		Updated on: 07/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jason Eaton	knee injury	Rnd 3	Next season
Eaton's knee injury could rule him out of rugby for up to six months
Tamati Ellison	shoulder injury	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Ellison suffered a contusion to his right shoulder
Jason Kawau	head injury	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Kawau is recuperating from sinus surgery.
Conrad Smith	ruptured finger tendon	Rnd 3	Rnd 5
Smith has a complicated thumb sprain

 

Western Force		Updated on: 13/03/2010
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Richard Brown	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 1	Rnd 7
a possible shoulder reconstruction likely to rule out the popular backrower for the Super 14 season, the Force said Brown was assessing his options – but would most likely miss several weeks of action.
Nick Cummins	foot stress fracture	Rnd 1	Rnd 5
Lisfranc injury.
David Pocock	ruptured finger tendon	Rnd 1	Rnd 8
Pocock must have a finger in his left hand set in a splint after tearing the tendon from the bone
Andre Pretorius	hamstring strain	Pre-season	Next season
A consultation with a specialist revealed the severity of the injury and showed the World Cup winning Springbok had torn his left hamstring from the bone. The injury will require surgical reattachment and about three months of recovery, so he will not take part in the Emirates Western Force 2010 season.
Cameron Shepherd	thigh injury	Rnd 1	Rnd 7
The Western Force will be without winger Cameron Shepherd for approximately six weeks after scans confirmed a severe thigh strain sustained while kicking in the warm-up to the club's opening Super 14 match against the Brumbies last Friday. But a Force spokesman said Shepherd won't require surgery.

 

RU Injury News Articles

Hickey hopeful after Palu cleared of serious injury	14/03/2010
Ioane, Hynes fit for force clash	14/03/2010
Stormers suffer Burger injury blow	23/02/2010
Crusaders lose Isaac Ross for Sharks clash	23/02/2010
Injuries hit Chiefs	22/02/2010
Blues may not rush Tuitavake back	22/02/2010
Blues likely to lose Toeava to injury	22/02/2010
Spies should be fit to play Waratahs	22/02/2010
Shepard out for six weeks.	16/02/2010
Chiefs lose lock Kevin O'Neill	15/02/2010