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Article: Injury to Barnes a major blow for Australia
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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BLEDISLOE CUP/Australia v New Zealand: AUSTRALIA vice-captain
Berrick Barnes will miss tomorrow's Bledisloe Cup game in Tokyo
after suffering an ankle injury in training yesterday
X-rays showed Barnes had not sustained any fracture in his left
foot but the Wallabies did not say if the inside centre would miss
the rest of the team's Northern Hemisphere tour which includes Test
matches against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Medical staff will wait for the heavy swelling to subside before
determining the extent of any ligament damage.
"It's unfortunate for him and for us," said lock James Horwill.
"But were moving forward and confident the guys in there are
going to be more than able ...