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Wales statement: Alisha Butchers' 'significant' knee injury

(Photo by Phil Walter/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Wales flanker Alisha Butchers will return home from the World Cup in New Zealand after suffering a knee injury. The Welsh Rugby Union said that Butchers’ injury was significant and that she will head back to Wales for further investigation and treatment.

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Butchers was hurt during Wales’ 18-15 pool victory over Scotland on Sunday and a decision regarding her replacement will be made in the coming days.

The WRU statement read: “Wales flanker Alisha Butchers sustained a significant knee injury during the win over Scotland on Sunday and will return home for further investigation and treatment. A decision on Butchers’ replacement will be taken in the coming days.”

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Head coach Ioan Cunningham added: “Alisha is a fantastic player. She is a huge part of our environment on and off the field and I have every confidence she will work as hard on her rehab as she does in training and on the pitch. We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to having her back in our programme as soon as possible.”

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SB 13 minutes ago
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So for you the Codie Taylor one shouldn’t have been a yellow? For me it was clear, blatant cheating and even Scott Barrett said it was fair as he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. It’s just unusual because it’s not caught by the TMO often.

When you say injuries for the England test, which ones specifically? Jordie Barrett? I would argue that the team was quite strong, based on how those players who had come into the team had performed prior to that test. The only player I would say in the starting lineup who didn’t really perform well all season but was picked was Billy Proctor. The only player I would say who perhaps wasn’t in good form in terms of international level and had limited chances was Sam Darry.



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SB 20 minutes ago
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I’m not a Springbok fan, you genuinely think the Springboks had a lot of ref help at Eden park? Or is that a 1 eyed perspective.

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John 2 hours ago
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John 2 hours ago
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Which is saying something for a self appointed “Culture Coach”!

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Many referees? I’m not sure what you’re used to by normally referees normally yellow card slap downs like when Carter tried to offload after his break, and don’t bin for innocuous hands in the ruck. They were two of the most unusual decisions of the year.

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Ha ha - yes the referees scored 7 tries.

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