Tuesday Round-Up
1 decade agoWarburton’s restriction: Wales skipper Sam Warburton will be restricted to just 16 games per season with club side, the Cardiff Blues, under the terms of his new dual contract. The first of a whole host...
Louw undergoes neck surgery
1 decade ago by Planet RugbySpringbok flanker Francois Louw underwent surgery on Monday after he injured his neck in the Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Team doctor Craig Roberts told reporters in Cape...
Europe goal for Bok trio
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Injured Springbok trio Francois Louw, Ruan Pienaar and Willem Alberts are expected to recover in time for the year-end tour to Europe, according to team doctor Craig Roberts. Louw took a knock to his...
Bad break for Ulster with Tuohy sidelined
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 22 September 2014Yes, but the impact of Tuohy's now 12-week absence will be much more immediately felt as it leaves Ulster now looking rather...
Saracens will claim Aviva Premiership title - emphatic win over Harlequins proves they're no longer predictable
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNo one likes a smug, so-called rugby expert. But it only took me two games last year to call the winners of the Aviva Premiership; Northampton. Wins over Exeter and Quins had shown me enough...
Schalk Burger called up by Springboks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJapan-based flanker Schalk Burger has been called up as replacement for the injured Francois Louw in the South Africa squad for the final two Rugby Championship Tests. Louw, who misses the remaining...
Springbok flanker ruled out for two months
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auA neck injury will sideline flanker Francois Louw for about two months and deal South Africa another blow ahead of Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand. Halfback Ruan Pienaar withdrew...
Springboks Ruan Pienaar and Zane Kirchner facing weeks on the sidelines
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentUlster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar is facing 4-6 weeks on the sidelines after picking up a knee injury against the All Blacks last weekend and compatriot Zane Kirchner was also on the receiving end of some...
Louw ruled out of Rugby Championship
1 decade ago by Planet RugbySpringbok flank Francois Louw has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby Championship with a pinched nerve in his neck. He picked up the injury during last Saturday's Test against New Zealand...
Pienaar back in 'four to six weeks'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsRuan Pienaar's prospects of playing in Ulster's opening European Champions Cup games next month look to have improved. The Ulster scrum-half sustained a knee injury in South Africa's defeat...
