Sydney – Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger believes he might have cracked a rib in South Africa’s 32-29 Tri-Nations victory against the All Blacks in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday.
Juan Smith, who is suffering from a lower back injury, failed a fitness test on the morning of the Test and Burger was drafted into the starting line-up as late replacement.
The loose trio of Pierre Spies, Heinrich Brüssow and Burger however combined well. Burger had just started to regain his form of old when he had to leave the field in the 68th minute with a suspected broken rib and was replaced by Ryan Kankowski on the side of the scrum.
“I think one of my ribs is broken. You can feel the bone sticking out here,” he said at Auckland airport before the team’s departure via Sydney for South Africa on Monday.
“At this stage I don’t know how serious it is. I will go to the Western Province High Performance centre in Bellville to ask the doctor to assess the extent of the injury.”
Burger has not played much rugby recently. He was suspended for eight weeks after he was found guilty of making reckless contact in the eye area Irish centre Luke Fitzgerald during the British and Irish Lions series.
Free Stater Heinrich Brüssow stepped into the team in Burger’s absence and grabbed his opportunity with both hands. As a result the fiery WP loose forward has struggled to regain his place in the Bok starting line-up.
“I would really have loved to be able to play in the Currie Cup for WP again, but now it seems that is not going to happen. I will have to wait to hear what the doctors have to say. I have already experienced a broken rib in the past and this injury feels the same to me,” said a disappointed Burger.
Adnaan Mohamed
59@carol – Helloooooooo
BoerBoel says hello to everyone. Just spoke to him on the otherside.
@grootblousmile – Naand ‘Eish’ Brakpan mens!!! 😉
@smallies72 – Mense hier is moerse nice.
@carol – Saying that it is almost winter time, and I will miss the cleavage. 🙁
@grootblousmile – Onthou net, moenie gelukkig lyk nie. Troos eers en drink ‘n victory dop later. 😆
@Puma – 62 Makes you sound like a clairvoyant Puma!! 😆
63@carol – Lieflike aand, vanaand… dis nog warm en windstil.
@Puma – beware of the darkside young skywalker
@Ed_the_Lion – 55
Beautiful to see the seasons change like that there. I was once in the New York State in late September and you could see the changing of the seasons. Beautiful colours coming from all the trees. We just don’t have it like that here. Its summer or winter. It changes so quick. One day its winter the next temps are up to 30. Was 32 in Pretoria today. Here in Durbs a nice 26 but can feel the humidity coming in the nights now. Just starting. No change of colour here just stays the same through out the year.
Then you know SA well.
@Ed_the_Lion – 64 You know what Ed, I love your openness and honesty!!
I thought American girls were so skinny the only cleavage on show is plastic!!
@carol – 😆 Had a huge laugh there. It does sound like that hey!!!!!! hahahaha. What do you folks call it? Voldy or something like that. Well it was there I spoke to him..hehe.
@Puma – The colour of the threes are beautiful. I normally take a drive up to New hampshire when it happens. Here you have four seasons, summer being far to short. Almost time to dust of the ski’s.
Ek wil nou sien hoe gou raak julle almal weg, gewoonlik as ek inkom skadedel almal. Stink my boodskappe so.
Maar ek dink ons kort n paar fights, vandat EX, SAB en die King se span bietjie sy kop bo al die drolle uitgesteek het is hulle uiters sensitief as iemand die WP aanvat. Dis seker omdat hulle so onseker is oor hul lot. Hulle besef hul game is oor, klaar finnish. Nou gaan die clowns verdwyn en die regte warriors begin ruggas speel.
K9 jou ogies moet jy nou oophou binnekort sal jy weer vir Spies in volle glorie sien.
@smallies72 – 67
😀 What is the name you call that site? It was funny after I read it again…hahaha.
@Ed_the_Lion – My boet is in n-dakota gewees vir 8 jaar hy se dis ma soos ons platteland
@carol – Carol. This is how I roll baby. hehehehe. This place have woman with awesome boobs. If you can touch them they are real, so I don’t mind any jobs. 😆
@smallies72 – Ek ken North Dakota glad nie. Hierdie plek is altyd besig. Boston is een van die beste stede in Amerika.
72@superBul – Naand vrind.
Ek werk my simpel…. vanaand blog ek, dis klaar…. fokkie werk !
@grootblousmile – Dis wier warm hier in die Cotswolds, you ok?
@Ed_the_Lion – 71
Just enjoy the summer as your winter is long. Then if you ski!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, thats great. Enjoy. I used to love the sport. Where do you ski there? I went up to a ski resort there in Lake Placid (If I remember right) just to have a look. It looked nice but smallish compared to the other places in the States.
Wat drink ons vanaand ??
Die lewe is mos ‘n liter !!
@superBul – Hello Vriend. Het my prentjie van gisteraand (vanoggend vir jou) gehelp?
@Puma – My personal one or the one the chaps use here ?
78@carol – I’m fine, just tired of work…
@Puma – 70 Voldy is the name –
“Is there anybody there?
Give me one knock for yes and two knocks for no”!! Heheheheh 😆
@Puma – Summer is great just a little short. I go up to North Conway, New Hampshire to ski. Attitach or loon Mountain. Very big mountains with nice trails.
@grootblousmile – Jis jy beter jouself n breek gee. Weg van alles, sommer hier by my dan ry ons die wereld plat met my werks bakkie en jy leer my sletsappe drink.
@Ed_the_Lion – lyk altyd so waardig die tee party stad ne
@Ed_the_Lion – Ed it is Autunm and you are full of the joys of spring tonight!!!
@Ed_the_Lion – 81
ja dankie baie duidelik
@grootblousmile – 83 Poor old you…..You need a holiday!!
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