{"id":12034,"date":"2012-07-02T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-australias-oconnor-hamstrung-again-by-injury\/"},"modified":"2012-07-02T12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:10:52","slug":"rugby-australias-oconnor-hamstrung-again-by-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-australias-oconnor-hamstrung-again-by-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Australia&#8217;s O&#8217;Connor hamstrung again by injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">July 2<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Australia back James O&#8217;Connor is an<br \/>\ninjury doubt for the Wallabies first match of the inaugural<br \/>\nRugby Championship after tearing a hamstring while playing for<br \/>\nthe Melbourne Rebels in a Super Rugby fixture at the weekend.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was returning from more than a month on the<br \/>\nsidelines with liver and hamstring injuries and, playing at<br \/>\nflyhalf, showed glimpses of why many consider him one of the<br \/>\nmost dangerous backs in rugby.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His involvement came to an end early in the second half,<br \/>\nhowever, with the injury ruling him out of the Rebels&#8217; touring<br \/>\nparty for their last two matches of the season in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connor faces up to two months on the sidelines and must be<br \/>\nconsidered a doubt for Australia&#8217;s first match of the Rugby<br \/>\nChampionship against world champions New Zealand in Sydney on<br \/>\nAug. 18.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Rebel Kurtley Beale also took a knock in last<br \/>\nFriday&#8217;s defeat to the Queensland Reds and missed Sunday&#8217;s<br \/>\nflight to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The versatile back, who missed the first two of Australia&#8217;s<br \/>\nthree wins over Wales in June, would be assessed by medical<br \/>\nstaff on Tuesday before a decision was made on whether he joined<br \/>\nthe Rebels in South Africa, the team said in a release.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rugby Championship replaces the Tri-Nations with<br \/>\nArgentina joining Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for<br \/>\nthe first time in the southern hemisphere&#8217;s annual international<br \/>\nchampionship.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by John O&#8217;Brien)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2 (Reuters) &#8211; Australia back James O&#8217;Connor is an injury doubt for the Wallabies first match of the inaugural Rugby Championship after tearing a hamstring while playing for the Melbourne Rebels in a Super Rugby fixture at the weekend. 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