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
@smallies72 – Baie waardig Smallies. Lekker om in Boston rond te loop.
@carol – Carol, I’m always full of joys when I have a few minutes to chat with friends. 😉 Winter must come, i am not scared.
@superBul – Dit is kwaai. Sê net as daar nog iets is.
@Ed_the_Lion – WRS and I are thinking of skiing in the States next spring, have done Aspen and Steamboat Springs…..!!
86@superBul – Ek doen dit sommer maklik…
@grootblousmile – ek dink jy moet vir ons n virtual bar oop maak
@carol – Hi Carol, it is warm here in the Lowveld, dry and a lot of trees blooming now, the place is in one of its 12 phases, there is so much variety here. Must come here to appreciate it.
Nouja, Jerrekie-pik-my in die glas… let it fall where it may !
I like Schalks quote here “I think I have broken a rib, I feel a bone sticking out”
If he rolled his shirt up it would probably be poking out through his skin!! He always looks as though pain does not really register!!
92@Ed_the_Lion – Ek het self ‘n paar mooi prentjies ontvang op mail… moet ek stuur ??
Hehehe
@Ed_the_Lion – Good strong positive thinking……
Where have you beeen the last few days?
99@grootblousmile – Jy hoef daai vraag nooit te vra nie, die antwoord is altyd ja. stuur my vriend stuur.
@carol – 84
Okay will use the name Voldy from now on 😀
@superBul – 96 Hi superBul, 12 phases, sounds rather spectacular…….
By the way the Americasn do not have the monopoly on Autunm colour, we Brits can put on a damn fine Autumn display too!!
@carol – I have been here. Short periods of time though. I am busy organising a big squash tournament being played this weekend. Once that is done, I will also be able to relax a little and chat a little more.
@Ed_the_Lion – ek ski ma gewoonlik by die gariep dam ma die bood se enjin het anderdag afgeval toe ek gekite was nou moet ek roei
@smallies72 – bwahahaha. Gariep dam. Ek en my vriend ry een jaar Kaap toe. Net my Golf 4 gekry. Ons het plek bespreek by Gariep dam om te oornag. Toe ons daar kom sê ek vir hom, kom ons ry regdeur, voel nog baie goed. Toe ons die Pêrel tref wou ons mekaar dood maak. Volgende keer slaap ek oor.
@smallies72 – 105 – What is smallies72 ?
@Ed_the_Lion – 85
Very nice. Never looked at those never had the time then. I only ever done skiing in Europe. Mostly France as they have glaciers and was always certain of snow. I know the States have powder and never done any skiing in that. Would have been great.
@Ed_the_Lion – 104 Is this before or after the ‘cage fighting’ competition? Or have you given that up now?
107@carol -Smallies72 = Small 7.2″.
109@carol – Will never give that up. Great training program. The players playing in the tournament this weekend are all pro’s. It is a big tournie with free beer and food.
@Puma – 108 Puma, I remember we have had some good skiing chats in the past.
Get some new knees and go powder skiing in the States, I tell you it is MAGIC!!!!
@Ed_the_Lion – Ja dis beter om te slaap.ek is so 80km daarvan af en gaan roei nou gereeld da
@Ed_the_Lion – Are you telling me you are 7’2″ tall!!!! 😯
Taller than Andres Bekker and Bakkies?
@smallies72 – Roei is ‘n baie goeie oefening. Albei maniere van roei bedoel ek. hehe. Ek hou van watersports.
@carol – No No No. Smallies is taller than Bakkies. 😆
Cheers All. Back to work for me. 😉
@carol – you know how the biggest guys are always called tiney.well smal in english means narow hence smallies the 72 is my chest mesurement in inches
@Ed_the_Lion – cheers bra geniet ma die werk ek werk ok
Gooood evening good people, Lady C, and lastly but most definitely stone last least all Bulls, excluding my mate GBS.
At about 19h15 on this day, September 14th 2009, someone posted a comment that stirred childhood memories.
The psychological tool used to punish us at school was the good old fashioned cane. One could count the strikes on our arses for week after a caning. Every time one sat down, or touched the injured area, the pain and horror returned, and triggered all sorts of psychological reactions. The most frequent reaction was compulsive and irrational belligerence.
What does the above have to do with the post at 19h15 I referred to, you may ask?
Well, I was posted by a person whose beloved Bulls team was dealt 3 successive strikes of humiliating magnitude that caused excruciating pain, and similar compulsive and irrational belligerence.
I understand the turmoil and pain all too well.
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