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'We thought the tibia was off': Le Roux Malan as All Black centre visits
Rugby showed its softer side on Monday when New Zealand centre Anton Lienert-Brown took the time to visit Namibia’s injury-stricken centre Le Roux Malan in hospital.
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Lienert-Brown visited Malan in hospital after the Namibia centre suffered a serious injury in the teams’ Pool A match on Friday night.
Malan suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle injury in the first half of his side’s 71-3 Rugby World Cup loss at the Stadium de Toulouse. Play was halted for several minutes while he received treatment and he left the pitch to a rousing ovation from the crowd and his fellow players.
Three days later, with Malan having undergone successful surgery, fellow centre Lienert-Brown was by his bedside, where he gifted Malan a signed All Blacks shirt.
Speaking to Lienert-Brown, 24-year-old Malan gave an update on the injury. “It turned out to be so much better than we initially thought. We thought the tibia was off but it’s only four to six months, which is unreal,” he said.
“My left foot slid and I think my right foot was caught in the ground already, so when I made that initial contact with Beauden (Barrett) it just basically snapped. It’s a freak injury.”
As well as discussing the injury, Lienert-Brown and Malan watched some of the Australia-Fiji match together. “I appreciate this so much bro, seriously,” Malan said.
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Lienert-Brown added: “For someone like me who has been through shoulder surgery, I definitely feel his pain. When you’re passionate and driven about a sport you love, when it’s stopped for six months like that it can be tough.
“But it’s good to see he is in awesome spirits. [There’s] that mutual respect between both teams.”
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Self proclaimed expert/pundit Andy Goode and his very personal views on referees…Why recalling them in such an article as if he were an undisputed authority on the subject ? Only because fellow writer ?
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1 Go to commentsgreat article - although I can’t help wonder whether the more relevant debate over coming years will be between Ford and Fin Smith!
3 Go to commentsMaking Scott Barrett captain might be a masterstroke….will calm him down & stop brain fades and also take pressure off Ardie, so he can just play his natural monster game. Lets see how that all pans out🧐
8 Go to commentsI’m surprised Scotland are planning to rest key players this summer - I don’t think any other tier 1 nation will be doing the same?
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12 Go to comments*_“I love watching bone-shuddering tackles, brutal clear-outs, monster ball carries, and crushingly intense scrummaging. I love it. These things make my heart rate spike. These aren’t the only things I love about rugby, but I feel no need to pretend I don’t love them, or to apologise for loving them just in case someone thinks I shouldn’t.”_* beautifully put Flats🔥
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90 Go to commentsit’ll all be released in an autobiography a few years from now….. “Razor shafted me” blah blah blah. thinking of making Scott Barrett captain might be a good move. Could calm down his brain fades & make him an even better player for them
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121 Go to commentsThe key point I think that is missing is that if Joseph wants to guarantee a Lions spot, he really has to play wing in his first year. He is easily going to nail down whatever he wants to do, but with just half a season, how much of a factor he proves to be in the Lions series could be dictated by this initial choice of playing position.
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