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NEW FITNESS BATTLE FOR KANGAROOS
Australia faces a nervous wait on the health of another key member of its spine after fullback Darius Boyd failed to finish the team’s first training session on Tuesday.
Boyd came off the field and was assessed for hamstring soreness midway through the session before being immediately taken back to the team hotel.
Josh Dugan and Valentine Holmes filled in at fullback for the rest of the training run, however team officials say Boyd’s early withdrawal was only a precaution.
“He’s got hamstring tightness. He’s got back to the hotel for further assessment. He’ll continue to be assessed over the next few days,” a team spokesperson said.
Boyd is the second player under an injury cloud heading into Friday’s Test against New Zealand, with star five-eighth Johnathan Thurston also battling a calf problem.
Thurston completed the entire two-hour session, as well as a solo regimen with team doctor Chris Ball.
Second-rower Boyd Cordner said Thurston, who has missed the past three NRL games for North Queensland, was likely to make a call on his status on Wednesday.
“Anyone who knows Johnno, or had anything to do with him, he’s a competitor. I think he was close to playing against Parra,” Cordner said.
“He trained yesterday and he said he pulled through okay. We’ve got another session today, so he reckons if he gets through that, he should be sweet.”
Australia faces a nervous wait on the health of another key member of its spine after fullback Darius Boyd failed to finish the team’s first training session on Tuesday.
Boyd came off the field and was assessed for hamstring soreness midway through the session before being immediately taken back to the team hotel.
Josh Dugan and Valentine Holmes filled in at fullback for the rest of the training run, however team officials say Boyd’s early withdrawal was only a precaution.
“He’s got hamstring tightness. He’s got back to the hotel for further assessment. He’ll continue to be assessed over the next few days,” a team spokesperson said.
Boyd is the second player under an injury cloud heading into Friday’s Test against New Zealand, with star five-eighth Johnathan Thurston also battling a calf problem.
Thurston completed the entire two-hour session, as well as a solo regimen with team doctor Chris Ball.
Second-rower Boyd Cordner said Thurston, who has missed the past three NRL games for North Queensland, was likely to make a call on his status on Wednesday.
“Anyone who knows Johnno, or had anything to do with him, he’s a competitor. I think he was close to playing against Parra,” Cordner said.
“He trained yesterday and he said he pulled through okay. We’ve got another session today, so he reckons if he gets through that, he should be sweet.”
