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SA Sevens squad hit by injury

Tuesday 18th November 2008

Neil Powell: Out for the rest of 2008

South African Sevens captain Neil Powell unederwent an operation on his injured forearm on Monday, and the powerful scrum-half will be out of action for up to ten weeks, SA Rugby has confirmed.

The Springbok Sevens skipper suffered a recurrence of the radius fracture to his right forearm during a training match last week, the same arm he injured two months ago in the Absa Currie Cup competition.

The injury has ruled him out of the first two tournaments of the IRB World Sevens Series, in Dubai (28-29 November) and George (5-6 December), and the team is hopeful that he will return to full fitness in time for the New Zealand tournament in February next year.

Unfortunately for the team, two more players - Shaun Venter and Chase Minnaar - suffered injuries during the same training exercise and both will be further examined to determine their readiness for possible inclusion in the Bok Sevens squad to Dubai and George. Both players sustained knee injuries.

The squad for the Dubai and George tournaments will be named on Tuesday.