{"id":14430,"date":"2012-09-09T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/update-1-rugby-genia-injury-sours-wallabies-win\/"},"modified":"2012-09-09T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T14:04:00","slug":"update-1-rugby-genia-injury-sours-wallabies-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-genia-injury-sours-wallabies-win\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Genia injury sours Wallabies’ win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sept 9<\/span> (Reuters) – Australia were quickly brought back down
\nto earth after a morale-boosting victory over South Africa in
\nthe Rugby Championship with world class scrumhalf Will Genia
\nruled out for at least six months with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

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The Wallabies, and coach Robbie Deans, had been under
\nimmense pressure prior to the 26-19 victory against the
\nSpringboks in Perth on Saturday after lacklustre performances
\nagainst the All Blacks in their opening two games.<\/p>\n

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A poor first half in Perth was offset by a spirited
\nfightback after the break, in which their forwards scored two
\ntries to snatch the win, though Genia’s late injury dampened any
\ncelebrations.<\/p>\n

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The scrumhalf, who said after the match he had heard his
\nknee ‘crack’, was ruled out after scans on Sunday revealed he
\nhad ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.<\/p>\n

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“Will Genia is not there and Will Genia is a special player,
\nthere’s no doubt,” Deans told reporters in Perth.<\/p>\n

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“But as we’ve seen in recent times it’s a team game and no
\none can do it by themselves and the group that combines
\neffectively is more dangerous than one man.”<\/p>\n

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Genia’s injury continued the ‘captain’s curse’ for the
\nWallabies this season with regular captain James Horwill
\n(hamstring) and his initial stand-in David Pocock (knee) already
\nruled out for the rest of the southern hemisphere competition.<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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