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Brutal injury could keep Steffon Armitage sidelined for rest of the year

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A brutal Achilles injury could rule former England backrow Steffon Armitage out of the game for the rest of the season and potentially the rest of the year.

A brutal Achilles injury could rule former England backrow Steffon Armitage out of the game for the rest of the season and potentially the rest of the year.

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Armitage suffered the injury during Pau’s defeat at the hands of Cardiff Blues in their Challenge Cup semi-final clash in Wales.

Scans revealed that the 32-year-old ruptured his Achilles, an injury that generally has a rehabilitation period of at least six months.

The club website stated yesterday: “Steffon undertook exams this morning that confirmed a rupture of the Achilles tendon. His rehabilitation will remove him for between 6 to 9 months.”

The injury has been operated on by surgeons.

Armitage won five caps for England before moving to Toulon and then in 2016 to Pau.

It’s been a poor spell for the club, both on the pitch and on the injuries front too. All Black flyhalf Colin Slade has also suffered a hamstring injury.

Cardiff Blues set up a showdown with Gloucester in the European Challenge Cup final after the Welsh club overcame Pau 16-10 on Saturday.

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Cardiff’s reward is a clash with last year’s runners-up Gloucester at San Mames Stadium on May 11.

You may also enjoy: After eyeing the small town of Pau it’s not hard to imagine why Conrad Smith, Colin Slade, Jamie McIntosh, and Tom Taylor seem to be really enjoying life right now, as Ra Pomare finds out.

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Trevor 34 minutes ago
Will forgotten Wallabies fit the Joe Schmidt model?

Thanks Brett.. At last a positive article on the potential of Wallaby candidates, great to read. Schmidt’s record as an international rugby coach speaks for itself, I’m somewhat confident he will turn the Wallaby’s fortunes around …. on the field. It will be up to others to steady the ship off the paddock. But is there a flaw in my optimism? We have known all along that Australia has the players to be very competitive with their international rivals. We know that because everyone keeps telling us. So why the poor results? A question that requires a definitive answer before the turn around can occur. Joe Schmidt signed on for 2 years, time to encompass the Lions tour of 2025. By all accounts he puts family first and that’s fair enough, but I would wager that his 2 year contract will be extended if the next 18 months or so shows the statement “Australia has the players” proves to be correct. The new coach does not have a lot of time to meld together an outfit that will be competitive in the Rugby Championship - it will be interesting to see what happens. It will be interesting to see what happens with Giteau law, the new Wallaby coach has already verbalised that he would to prefer to select from those who play their rugby in Australia. His first test in charge is in July just over 3 months away .. not a long time. I for one wish him well .. heaven knows Australia needs some positive vibes.

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Bull Shark 4 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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