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Brumbies face nervy wait on Cubelli's knee injury
By Peter Hanson
Brumbies face a nervy wait to learn the extent of a knee injury suffered by Tomas Cubelli in a pre-season fixture against Waratahs.
The Argentina scrum-half crumpled under a tackle close to the try line shortly before half-time of Brumbies' 53-17 defeat.
Cubelli left the ground in the brace, but was able to walk from the pitch.
Head coach Stephen Larkham says Brumbies are unsure of the severity of the injury and it remains to be seen if he will be fit for their Super Rugby season opener at Crusaders on February 25.
"He was in a lot of pain, but we'll have to wait to see how he is," Larkham told reporters.
"The brace was precautionary, the positive was that he was able to walk off the field. But with these things we just don't know and we'll have to make an assessment.
"He had some great involvements out there, he's come back after an international season and really wants to improve so we'll see how he is [on Sunday]. It's a bit of a shame."
Last week, Brumbies lost winger Lausii Taliauli to a potentially season-ending knee injury.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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