Sharpe and Cummins GAAAAAAWN

[Boomer]

Nathan Sharpe to undergo shoulder surgery

Bret Harris | October 08, 2009
Article from: The Australian

TEST veteran Nathan Sharpe is to go undergo further shoulder surgery in a desperate bid to extend his international career.

Sharpe, 31, was this morning withdrawn from the Wallaby training squad and will miss next month's Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland.

The second-rower will have a shoulder reconstruction in the next few days placing him in extreme doubt to start next year's Super 14 competition which starts on February 12.

With a long history of shoulder injuries the Western Force skipper would be reluctant to return to the field unless 100 per cent.

Force team-mate Nick Cummins has also been ruled out of contention for a place in the 35-man squad to tour with a foot injury.

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will name his touring squad tomorrow.

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Bugger

[Cookie]

Unlucky for the boys but probably good news for the force that these two should hopefully be right for S14 season.

[GIGS20]

With Sharpie's shoulders the way they've been I'm not so sure!

[Boomer]

A bit more - Sharpe seems destined to spend up to six months on the sidelines

However he has accepted he needs surgery and will undergo an operation on Monday which is expected to sideline him for another three to six months.

"I had a period from when I injured it to this camp to try and get it right and it's just not improving," Sharpe told AAP on Thursday.

"Obviously there is a structural element to it.

"The surgeon will get in there and have a look at it and he will assess what he needs to do.

"The problem I have at the moment is my tendon is coming out of its groove."

And...

Sharpe's Force team-mate, emerging winger Nick Cummins has also been ruled out of Wallabies tour contention with a foot ligament injury, which coach Robbie Deans said was similar to a problem suffered by lock James Horwill last year.

"It's not one you can take likely," Deans said.

[James]

A big issue with the Force this year will be team bonding (with so many new players) so it's not such a bad thing that Sharpie and Cummins are out. It must have been a fair while (2004?) since Nathan Sharpe last missed a Europe tour. The rest might do him good.

Let's just hope that it will take 5 or less months to heal up.

[lara93]

damn!!!!! i was looking forward to seeing cummins play

[TOCC]

A bit more - Sharpe seems destined to spend up to six months on the sidelines

However he has accepted he needs surgery and will undergo an operation on Monday which is expected to sideline him for another three to six months.

"I had a period from when I injured it to this camp to try and get it right and it's just not improving," Sharpe told AAP on Thursday.

"Obviously there is a structural element to it.

"The surgeon will get in there and have a look at it and he will assess what he needs to do.

"The problem I have at the moment is my tendon is coming out of its groove."

And...

Sharpe's Force team-mate, emerging winger Nick Cummins has also been ruled out of Wallabies tour contention with a foot ligament injury, which coach Robbie Deans said was similar to a problem suffered by lock James Horwill last year.

"It's not one you can take likely," Deans said.

Horwill was out injured for a pretty large chunk with his foot injury

[Boomer]

Was it six months?

[Thequeerone]

Really bad news for the Force if Sharpie is out for 6 months - his leadership skills on and off the pitch can not be underestimated.

[tic]

Was it six months?

I think it was about 6 months - he missed a big chunk of Super 14 and even then took some weeks to get going at full tilt.

[Burgs]

I think that's the main problem TOCC, not so much the matches missed (obviously a pain in the arse though) but the matches when they are coming back into the side and not up to full match fitness. Always concerns of (little picture) defensive lapses and (big picture) re-injury.

Could well have been a big season for Cummins this coming year, fingers crossed for a rapid recovery.

With Sharpey, would have been worse if he finally buggered it Round 1 next year, at least there is some hope of seeing him back into it during next year.

"in a desperate bid to extend his international career."
I think Bret might be after Grumbles job!

[BDAVEY]

leaves the door open for another EWF player to take Sahrpies place, Sharpie is getting on......

[PerthGirl]

An "oldy" but a goody!