Pretorius Out of Super 14
Andre Pretorius is out of The Super 14 after an injury.
It’s been hard luck for Emirates Western Force fly-half Andre Pretorius as he will miss the Super 14 competition after sustaining a season ending hamstring injury at training this week.
Pretorius, who joined the Emirates Force this season as the club marquee player, felt pain in the back of his left leg during Wednesday’s session and was treated by club medical staff.
A consultation with a specialist revealed the severity of the injury and showed the World Cup winning Springbok had torn his left hamstring from the bone.
The injury will require surgical reattachment and about three months of recovery, so he will not take part in the Emirates Western Force 2010 season.
“They’ve gone to work with the boys for so long now and it has been my best pre-season in many years. I’m really disappointed that I won’t be able to have the opportunity to represent the Western Force and play rugby with the new mates that I have made here,” Pretorius said.
“My body was in the best condition it has been in a long time and after watching the video footage of the training session and seeing when the injury occurred it didn’t look like much at all. The physios at the club said it was a just a freakish type of injury,” he said.
“I still want to remain involved and offer any assistance I can to help make this a successful season for the Force,” Pretorius added.
Pretorius made the move to Western Australia after 69 Super Rugby caps with the Lions in South Africa and had been rejuvenated by the switch to the Emirates Western Force.
The 31 year old completed a solid pre-season build-up and played in the clubs trial match win against the Sharks in Cape Town a week ago.
The Emirates Western Force will assess their options in relation to a replacement player and are in discussions with the Australian Rugby Union to derive a suitable outcome. ARU rules allow a club to recruit only one marquee player per season.
Pretorius, who signed a one year contract with the Emirates Western Force, the maximum allowed under the ARU marquee system, has recently concluded a multi-year contract to play in Japan following the 2010 Super 14 season.
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