ProSport/Planet Rugby injury table

Tuesday October 07 2003

ProSport is the Number One range of sports support in the UK - helping people relieve, prevent and protect them from the risk of high-impact and potential injuries.

Planet Rugby, in conjunction with ProSport, gives you the lowdown on all the pre-Rugby World Cup injuries, allowing you to track all the injured players and their recovery periods, too.

The 2003 World Cup has not even started yet, but, already, some of the world's top players - like Pieter de Villiers, Geordan Murphy, Pat Dunkley and Jean de Villiers - will be missing out on the tournament well before kick-off.

With the help of ProSport, we have compiled a list of the injured players, which will allow you, the reader, to track the progress of those players that could just make it back during the tournament.

PROSPORT RWC INJURY REVIEW TABLE:

Country	No. of players	Player/s	Position/s	Injuries	Injury duration
Pool A
Australia	1	Matt Giteau	Centre	Ankle	TBC
Ireland	6	John Bell	Centre	Achilles	Out of RWC
		Geordan Murphy	Fullback	Broken leg	Out of RWC
		Rob Henderson	Centre	Torn bicep	Out of RWC
		Gary Longwell	Lock	Calf	-
		Alan Quinlan	Flank	Dislocated shoulder	Out of RWC
		Denis Hickie	Wing	Achilles Tendon	Out of RWC
Argentina	1	Gonzalo Longo	Back rower	Tendonitis	1 week
Romania	5	Costica Mersoiu	Flanker	-	-
		Dan Tudosa	Forward	-	-
		Marius Tincu	Hooker	-	-
		Gabriel Brezoianu	Wing/fullback	-	-
		Lucian Sirbu	Scrum-half	Groin strain	-
Namibia	-	-	-	-	-

Pool B
Country	No. of players	Player/s	Position/s	Injuries	Injury duration
France	3	Pieter de Villiers	Prop	Shoulder	Out of RWC
		Xavier Garbajosa	Centre/wing	Right thigh/knee	Out of RWC
		Olivier Brouzet	Lock	Right shoulder	Out of RWC
Scotland	3	Andy Mower	Flank	Middle knee	Out of RWC
		Jason White	Lock	Head wound	-
		Gavin Kerr	Prop	Neck	Out of RWC
Fiji	4	Waisale Serevi	Fly-half	Shoulder	Out of RWC
		Alivereti Mocelutu	Back rower	Broken forearm	Out of RWC
		Sami Rabaka	Scrum-half	Broken metacarpal	Out of RWC
		Seru Rabeni	Wing/centre	-	-
Japan	-	-	-	-	-
USA	-	-	-	-	-

Pool C
Country	No. of players	Player/s	Position/s	Injuries	Injury duration
South Africa	3	Jean de Villiers	Centre	Shoulder	Out of RWC
		Gcobani Bobo	Centre	ACL	Out of RWC
		Joe van Niekerk	Back row	Cruciate ligaments	6 months
England	5	Richard Hill	Flank	Hamstring	1 game
		Danny Grewcock	Lock	Broken hand	Out of RWC
		Martin Corry	Utility forward	Hamstring twinge	-
		Iain Balshaw	Fullback/wing	Sprained ankle	Out of QF
		Josh Lewsey	Fullback	Hamstring	Out of QF
Samoa	1	Terry Fanolua	Centre	-	Out of RWC
Uruguay	1	Leonardo de Olivera	Lock	Calf muscle	-
Georgia	-	-	-	-	-

Pool D
Country	No. of players	Player/s	Position/s	Injuries	Injury duration
New Zealand	2	Ben Blair	Fullback	Neck	Out of RWC
		Tana Umaga	Centre	Knee	-
Wales	3	Michael Owen	Lock/flank	Back	6 weeks
		Duncan Jones	Prop	Fractured leg	Out of RWC
		Garan Evans	Fullback	Concussed	Out of RWC
Italy	2	Marco Bortolami	Lock	Dislocated clavicle	1 game
		Mirco Bergamasco	Wing	Broken cheekbone	-
Canada	1	Pat Dunkley	Hooker	Rib cartilage	Out of RWC
Tonga	-	-	-	-	-

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