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The following article sums up mcmeniman and we all know how lachie has been with injury, who else has truly been cursed???
Reds coach Phil Mooney has dubbed cursed forward Hugh McMeniman the unluckiest man in rugby after the latest injury setback in his staccato career.
The bullocking flanker, known as "Madness", is on the sidelines once again after fracturing his ankle in the Reds' 23-18 loss to the Hurricanes, ruining the first half of his Super 14 season.
After initial fears McMeniman would miss the entire year, the estimate has been revised to six weeks and if he responds to physio, he could be back for the second half of the campaign.
The 24-year-old has been hobbled by injuries for the past two seasons and his obvious talents and possible impact for the Reds make the stop-start nature of his career even more frustrating.
Mooney said McMeniman was understandably down in the dumps after adding another injury to his unwanted collection but was doing his utmost to see light at the end of the tunnel.
"He's extremely disappointed, as is anyone who ever gets injured. The next period of time I'm sure he'll come out of it. He's a positive bloke by nature," Mooney said.
"Mentally he's very, very strong to keep coming back from what he's come back from. He's a fantastic athlete and when he comes back he'll be great for us.
"The medical reports are it's a six-week injury, which is terrific and means he will come into contention for the back-end if the rehab goes as planned. When I say terrific, I mean compared to the alternative."
McMeniman's absence gives Leroy Houston the chance to impress against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night, while an injury to veteran scrum-half Sam Cordingley will see youngster Will Genia join the run-on side. Ben Lucas will be named on the bench.
Houston will play at number eight, with Reds skipper and 100-game man John Roe switching to six.
"Leroy is a very dynamic player in contact and he showed some great glimpses against the Hurricanes and we want to see more of that," Mooney said.
The move to the other side of the scrum is unlikely to slow down Roe, who has been inspirational for the Reds in the first two games, patrolling the ruck tirelessly and being rewarded with three early-season tries.
His handy form is even more impressive given his shortened preparation after recovering from off-season shoulder surgery.
"When you consider that his first game was against the Force a week before our first competition game - and John plays his 100th game for Queensland this week - that's a wonderful achievement in itself," Mooney said.
"He goes in with good form. There would be nothing better for his 100th game to beat the Brumbies down in Canberra."
The Reds won't have a better opportunity to break their Super 14 duck against the Brumbies in Canberra, with the ACT being decimated with injury.
They will take the field without Stirling Mortlock (shoulder), Clyde Rathbone (knee), Adam Ashley-Cooper (ankle), Gene Fairbanks (neck), Peter Betham (leg) and young centre Anthony Faingaa (knee).
"This is an important game for us and the Brumbies this week. We've both won one out of two, whoever loses this game is one out of three and you're potentially playing catch-up with the top teams," Mooney said.
"We're very determined to make sure it's be Brumbies with the one and three record. They've got a lot of established players out. It's as good a time as any to break a drought."
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