{"id":8841,"date":"2012-03-12T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-blues-kaino-out-for-six-months-with-shoulder-problem\/"},"modified":"2012-03-12T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T13:07:37","slug":"rugby-blues-kaino-out-for-six-months-with-shoulder-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-blues-kaino-out-for-six-months-with-shoulder-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Blues’ Kaino out for six months with shoulder problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 12<\/span> (Reuters) – Auckland Blues’ hopes of winning
\nthis season’s Super Rugby tournament were dealt a heavy blow on
\nMonday when loose forward Jerome Kaino was ruled out for the
\nrest of the season because of a shoulder injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The powerful back rower, who is expected to be out for six
\nmonths, will need surgery after a bone fragment was knocked off
\nhis shoulder joint in the Blues’ loss to Waikato Chiefs in the
\nsecond round of fixtures.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaino was already carrying a slight injury to the left
\nshoulder and after taking the blow he continued to play, not
\nrealising the severity of the issue.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m gutted,” Kaino said in a statement. “I really didn’t
\nthink this was going to take me out of the whole Blues season,”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Auckland have had a slow start to the season but picked up
\ntheir first win of the championship on Saturday in South Africa
\nagainst the Bulls following two losses to New Zealand rivals
\nWaikato and Canterbury Crusaders.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The three-times winners face the Stormers in South Africa on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“Jerome is a great player and brings a lot to the Blues on
\nand off the field,” coach Pat Lam said.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is a real blow for him and I know, like us, he is
\nreally disappointed that he won’t be playing this season with
\nthe team. All of us wish him well for the surgery on Wednesday.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The loss of Kaino, who played in every match of New
\nZealand’s successful World Cup campaign last year, could also
\nprove a problem for the All Blacks.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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