Wallabies centre Matt Toomua is facing six months on the sidelines having suffered a serious knee injury while playing for English club Leicester.
Leicester rugby director Richard Cockerill confirmed on Wednesday that the 26-year-old faces knee surgery.
“Richard Cockerill confirms Matt Toomua having surgery on his knee and will be out for around six months. We wish him a speedy recovery,” read a Tweet from the club.
The 33 times-capped Australia international was hurt during the first-half of last Sunday’s European Champions Cup pool game against Racing 92 at Welford Road.
Toomua, who linked up with Leicester earlier this season following his move from the Brumbies, has made just two appearances for the Tigers.
The Racing game was his home debut, but Leicester are now look unlikely to see him in competitive action again until the closing weeks of this season.
Toomua featured for the Wallabies during last year’s World Cup, making six tournament appearances, including in the final against New Zealand at Twickenham.
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Guest
At least he didn't get another concussion- another Australian player who always puts his head on the wrong side and gets knocked out a fair bit.
Ozrugbynut
Guest
Get well Matt and then come home!
Colin N
Guest
It is fair to say that it hasn't been the greatest start to his Leicester career. In week one, his first action was to break team-mate Mike Williams' am. In week two, he got sin-binned for a spear tackle. And most recently, of course, he's unfortunately picked up a lengthy injury.
CUW
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ligament injuries take long to heal , becoz they are the nails that fix the muscle to the bone. but unlike nails u cannot grow ligaments just becoz u want to play quickly. muscles are fixed to bone with more than one ligament in some cases. so it is possible to use it but u will not have the same effectiveness. the problem is it is like the 5 nuts on a car wheel - u can run on 4 or 3 nuts , but one day the whole thing will fall apart. :)
Shane D
Roar Rookie
One of my daughters netball teammates went down with what was diagnosed as an MCL strain earlier this season. She took 3 weeks off, came back & played 2 more games & looked fine. Her knee swelled up a little after a warmup before the next game so she went to the physio to get it worked on & strapped. He did the draw test & after scans she found out her ACL had a grade 3 tear from the original injury. Needless to say the original Dr had some explaining to do! She reckoned that her knee didn't hurt when she was playing but felt a bit 'clunky'.
Shane D
Roar Rookie
Looks like the curse of the Gold 12 jumper extends further than thought.
Davo
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Thanks goodness we have all these generous European clubs to pay the medical bills and sick leave for injured Wallabies.
CUW
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freak injury , but did not look so bad at t he time. he even walked off without any support.