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
171@sharky_forever – Naand Visvoet !
ed edd and steady eddie , fed will win the us open
i got full faith in him lol
@superBul – 166
Dit gaan goed met my dankie Super. Werk net my gat af op die oomblik aan die opstel van tegniese opleidingshandleidings.
Hoe hang dinge by jou?
Die slot situasie in die WP is ernstig tot beroerd met Jack wat weggaan en die beserings aan van Zyl, Fondse en Bekker.
Ek voel ‘n koue luggie in my blaaie oor die volgende paar weke. Ek hoor de Waal is ook uit vir 6 maande, so as Grant seerkry is daar nog groter kuk op die horison.
174@Ed_the_Lion –
Ja, hulle is gereeld inDRUKwekkend…
180@Supa Die Bloubul – Ek self sal nie huil nie, maar Federachie is nou 29. Del Portol is 20 (amper 21). Federony se dae is getel. Portnoloth kan nog baie wen.
My kos is reg! Cheers manne en WP dames…tot later!
Go Federer!!
184@Supa Die Bloubul – Daai ouens vang ‘n gly INmekaar.
@grootblousmile – naand blou bul steak 😆
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaskies oor die pak slae broer 😆
hiyas puma my ocean dweller friend lol
@Supa Die Bloubul – Cheers Supa.
@smallies72 – 169
🙂 ai ai ai….. dit was ‘n goeie gelykop stryd wat goed is vir SA voorry diepte… niks meer en niks minder nie..
Dis die onbevooroordeelde evaluasie daarvan 🙂
@Supa Die Bloubul – nee wat man ek se ma net wat in my kop kom partykeer eindig ek ma lekker in die k@k hoor
Is daar werklik iemand in die Bok groep wat die WP kan versterk?
Januarie nee
Bekker gaan die hele agterlyn opneuk
Schalk is gekrok maar hy gaan weer die kohesie van die lostrio beduiwel.
JdV het gesorg dat hy waai, hy het immers n reputasie om gestand te doen.
Wie nog.
192@superBul – Miskien Jaque Fourie vir die finaal.
188@sharky_forever – It’s OK…. the Tjarks were worthy winners…
The Bokke match was a nail-biter at the end , hey !!
Fark me sideways… when Carter put that last kick through I nearly popped a vein !
@Supa Die Bloubul – 174
Wanneer laas het jy jou boetie Stan gesien?
Het hy al daai bakkiesitplek vir jou gestuur wat hy gemodify het as ‘n sitkamerbank?
🙂
@Supa Die Bloubul – braai en groente by die huis
195@SA Barbarians – hehehehe 😆
@sharky_forever – 182
Well I support Fed as well. Being half South African 😀
What time is it on? Usually too late for me to watch.
@SA Barbarians – nou mis julle seker vir a.j.kwaai
@grootblousmile – ty boet yeah was a good game though and still could go either way at the end
boks were great yes. what a match , pdv his coaching staff and the players have done the country proud
lol yeah and he didnt even take time on the kick,
200 wielle
@grootblousmile – 194
Me too thought thats it they will get a try in the very last second. Then it went out……hehehe. What a good feeling that was. Brought back memories of 2005 when in the last few minutes they scored a try against us to win it. We could have won it that year too if it had not been for that try near the very end.
Why do we get caught out with those cross kicks. No-one at home ever. We should be looking out for that in the future. England caught us out like that many times too in the past.
@Ed_the_Lion – Hoe lyk dinge Ed?
Eish, ek kan net kort rukkies blog deesdae – werk meng geweldig in daarmee. Dis die kuk as mens vir jouself werk.
@grootblousmile – 40 I don’t know about Chilli. I mean he must be heading for a record number of caps. Think he needs a rest, heh, heh 🙂
@smallies72 – 199
Sy ouer broer het begin met fiksheidsoefeninge…. 🙂
202@Puma – It’s because we employ the umbrella defensive system… from the outside in.
That often leaves space out wide…
@SA Barbarians – Met my gaan dit goed dankie.
Soos ek gese het gaan die CB nou eers werklik begin.
Ek het netnou iets op voldys gaan loer, ek sie dat no 10 al weer begin span kies vir EOY toer. Dit maak my skoon siek as hulle nou al sulke dinge doen. Daar i 6 rondtes oor in die CB, soveel kan nog gebeur en soveel van die sogenaamde sterre gaan nou eers getoets word.
Dit gaan nou intresant word waneer die brakke wat so lekker op die werf geblaf het toe die groot honde in NZ/AUS was, nou die groot honde aanvat.
@Ed_the_Lion – 64 Need for you to go to Minnesota, cleavage all year round 🙂
204@JimT – Hellooooooooooo Jimmy the Prop !
@SA Barbarians – Wp se skrum was ok die 1ste helfte ma toe du preez op gekom het het julle swaar gekry r staus op flank het ok gehelp hy het die laaste 2 jaar kwaai op gebulk en is seker 110-115 kg as ek hom so kyk
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