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WALLABY Cameron Shepherd has been a frustrated man for the past seven weeks.
Shepherd's hopes of cementing his place as Australia's rugby fullback came to a screeching halt on July 6 when he suffered a horrific leg break in the Wallabies' 40-10 romp over France.
Confined to crutches for the next six weeks, Shepherd realised he could no longer take the simple things in life for granted.
``The six weeks on crutches just felt like an eternity,'' Shepherd said.
``I couldn't do anything, I couldn't carry anything and life got a bit grim, but I'm out of that now, walking around and definitely looking forward to seeing a bit of improvement.
``At the moment I'm not pushing myself, the plan would be to come back for Super 14 next year and be fit and healthy by the time that comes around.''
Watching on as his fellow Wallabies make their charge towards Tri-Nations success has been a bittersweet experience for Shepherd, who is still confined to a moon boot.
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