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Qantas Wallabies Number 8 David Lyons has been ruled out of Saturday night’s deciding Tri Nations and Bledisloe Cup Test with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
Wallabies Team Doctor Martin Raftery diagnosed a blood clot in Lyons’ left calf muscle after the 27-year-old had experienced swelling after completing this morning’s team training session in Auckland.
“David had experienced some minor swelling in the calf at training earlier in the week but it hadn’t settled down as we’d hoped it would,” said Doctor Raftery.
“After it happened again today we decided to conduct some further investigations,” he said.
Raftery said that while all cases of DVT must be treated seriously, the position of the clot in Lyons’ leg made his case less threatening.
“There is some element of danger in all cases of DVT but in David’s case the clot is below the knee, which is not considered as dangerous as having one in the arm or in the leg above the knee.”
Lyons’ place in the starting lineup for Saturday night’s Test will be taken by Stephen Hoiles, who was originally named on the reserves bench. Hoiles’ place on the bench has been filled by travelling reserve Mark Chisholm.
Lyons has been placed on medication to treat the illness and will visit a haematologist in Sydney early next week.
Lyons will remain with the squad in Auckland and will return to Sydney with the team on Sunday morning.
The revised Qantas Wallabies team list for Saturday night’s Test is as follows:
QANTAS WALLABIES v NEW ZEALAND
Saturday 21 July 2007
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Kick off: 7.35pm local, 5.35pm AEST
1. Matt Dunning
2. Stephen Moore
3. Guy Shepherdson
4. Nathan Sharpe
5. Dan Vickerman
6. Rocky Elsom
7. George Smith (vc)
8. Stephen Hoiles
9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Drew Mitchell
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock (c)
14. Mark Gerrard
15. Adam Ashley-Cooper
16. Adam Freier
17. Al Baxter
18. Hugh McMeniman
19. Mark Chisholm
20. Phil Waugh (vc)
21. Scott Staniforth
22. Chris Latham
23rd man: Sam Cordingley.