Warren Whiteley's career may be over - reports
The career of former Springbok skipper Warren Whiteley may be over at 32 - according to reports.
SA media outlets are reporting that Whiteley's knee - which plagued him in 2019 - is set to rule him out of Super Rugby in 2020.
Whitely underwent knee surgery earlier this year. According to Netwerk 24, Lions Rugby Company Chairperson Altmann Allers told them that he was unlikely to play in next year’s southern hemisphere competition.
With Whitely having not played since May, many fear such a lengthy term on the sidelines could spell the end of the career for the former Springbok backrow.
His most recent injury problems started when he tore his pectoral muscle during the Lions 17-19 loss to the Stormers in Cape Town in February.
Whiteley returned to lead the Lions to a 23-17 victory over the Chiefs in Hamilton in April, but he then injured his knee and missed the 10-36 defeat against the Crusaders.
Whiteley made a return to the playing field once again when he led the Johannesburg based side to a 29-28 victory against the Waratahs in May.
He did not manage to recover from the knee injury and the severe pain kept him out of the Lions next two games against the Highlanders and the Sharks. To make matters worse for Whiteley he also suffered a bout of kidney stones during the period.
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Now that made me laugh bull!
I tell you what though, the head knock from Kriel on Hugh jones in the wc that didn’t result in any card was a real mystery with the way things are now.
Also suspect the Boks will be pretty well motivated by glasgows antics in stellenbosch last week and loftus in June…
Should be a cracker hopefully!
Go to commentsThose words could come back to bite on Friday!!!
That said, six day turn around and BB missing ain’t the best…
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