Pat Lambie out for up to 9 months

Pat Lambie out for up to 9 months

Springbok and Racing 92 playmaker Pat Lambie has confirmed that he could be ruled out for up to nine months after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the European Champions Cup final on Saturday.

He was forced to leave the field in the third minute of the match against Leinster, who went on to win 15-12.

The 27-year-old was tipped by many to be selected in the Springboks' June Test squad to face England will go for scans today to determine the extent of the injury.

‘I am not all that uncomfortable right now, but the diagnosis doesn’t look all that good, but we will wait and see on Monday for confirmation,’ he said after the game. ‘Double disappointment having to leave the field through injury and Racing were unlucky not to get over the line after leading for the majority of the match.’

When asked whether his season was over, Lambie confirmed.


‘It looks like it, yes, like I said the diagnosis isn’t great, I have to wait and see after the MRI scans on Monday and we’ll take it from there, but by the sounds of things, I won’t be playing for a month or for a few months. The speculation is that I have done my ACL ligament, that is six to nine months, I guess.

‘It is a long road of recovery, but it is not the end, I will be back. Exactly when, I am not sure.’


Racing could head into the final stages of the Top 14 without the services of Dan Carter as well, after the former All Black was ruled out of the final with a hamstring injury. 

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