{"id":11397,"date":"2012-06-12T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T21:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/update-1-rugby-oosthuizen-injury-a-blow-for-safrica-coach-says\/"},"modified":"2012-06-12T23:09:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T21:09:51","slug":"update-1-rugby-oosthuizen-injury-a-blow-for-safrica-coach-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-oosthuizen-injury-a-blow-for-safrica-coach-says\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Oosthuizen injury a blow for SAfrica, coach says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOHANNESBURG, June 12<\/span> (Reuters) – Prop Coenie Oosthuizen’s
\ninjury-enforced absence from the rest of the rugby test series
\nagainst England is a major blow for the Springboks, forwards
\ncoach Johann van Graan said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Oosthuizen has a mildly bulging disc in his neck, according
\nto team doctor Craig Roberts, and will be out of action for
\nbetween two and three months.<\/p>\n

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“Coenie is still a young player and has a long career ahead
\nof him and needs to be managed appropriately,” Roberts said. “We
\nwill follow a conservative approach with him.”<\/p>\n

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The 23-year-old Oosthuizen made his debut off the bench in
\nthe first test against England in Durban and Van Graan said he
\nhad made an impact.<\/p>\n

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“He showed in the first test what he can do and his injury
\nis a big loss for us, especially since he can play both
\ntighthead and loosehead,” Van Graan told reporters.<\/p>\n

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England, who lost the opening test in Durban 22-17, needed
\nto get their momentum back, assistant coach Simon Hardy said
\nahead of Wednesday’s match against a Southern Barbarians team.<\/p>\n

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“We were disappointed with Saturday and we’ve reflected and
\nhad our review but, like all good sides, we know we’re on the
\npath to somewhere,” Hardy told a news conference.<\/p>\n

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“We learn from our disappointments and move on, we don’t
\nencourage the players to dwell on their mistakes. We’ve had a
\nloss so now we need to get the momentum back.”<\/p>\n

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The second test is in Johannesburg on Saturday.\t<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Ken Borland; Editing by Clare Fallon)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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