In-form Wallabies winger Joe Tomane is a major doubt for the June internationals against England after tearing a knee ligament while playing for the ACT Brumbies in a Super Rugby match last weekend.
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MELBOURNE: In-form Wallabies winger Joe Tomane is a major
doubt for the June internationals against England after tearing a knee
ligament while playing for the ACT Brumbies in a Super Rugby match last
weekend.
Tomane was injured in a clash with Crusaders flanker Matt
Todd late in the Brumbies' 40-14 humbling in Canberra and will be
sidelined for up to eight weeks, the team said.
With five tries, the 26-year-old was the Brumbies' top
try-scorer this season and in line for a spot in Michael Cheika's squad
for the three-match series against England.
The series opens in Brisbane on June 11, with matches in Melbourne and Sydney in following weeks.
Tomane's loss is a heavy blow for the Brumbies, who were
knocked out of top spot in the Australian conference by the Crusaders
defeat and head to Invercargill this weekend to take on champions the
Otago Highlanders.
Co-captain Stephen Moore is also in doubt for the
Highlanders game after suffering a heavily bruised thigh, making
Wallabies flanker David Pocock's return from a two-game suspension all
the more important.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
- Reuters
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