Wednesday Morning Round Up
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Bowe and Ludik out of Pro12 title bid
An injury update from Ulster Rugby has confirmed that Bowe and Ludik will both miss the final matches leading up to what the club hopes will be their claiming of the 2016 Pro12 title.
"Tommy Bowe has had exploratory arthroscopy of his right knee to address discomfort he has been experiencing since the win over Zebre in mid-April. The surgery revealed no new injury and Tommy is expected to be fully fit for the start of pre-season.
Louis Ludik will have surgery in England on Thursday for his persistent groin pain."
Louis Ludik will have surgery in England on Thursday for his persistent groin pain."
Hurricanes break curfew in SA and face disciplinary
Hurricanes management are tight-lipped about reports in the media of five players breaching team protocols and breaking curfew while in South Africa.
"Due to media speculation the Hurricanes would like to acknowledge a small group of players breached team protocol while the squad were in South Africa.
The matter has been dealt with internally and Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd will be happy to discuss it further at tomorrow’s scheduled media session once the team to play the Reds in Wellington on Saturday has been named."
The matter has been dealt with internally and Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd will be happy to discuss it further at tomorrow’s scheduled media session once the team to play the Reds in Wellington on Saturday has been named."
Steve Mafi heads for Castres
The Australian giant of Tongan decdent has signed a 2 year contract with French club Castres Olympique.
Munster confirm departing players
Munster have confirmed the departure of Denis Hurley, BJ Botha, Cathal Sheridan, Gerhard van den Heever and Shane Buckley.
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