Palu cleared after hamstring twinge
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:49
It just keeps getting better for the high-flying Waratahs, with burly No.8 Wycliff Palu cleared of a hamstring tear.
It was first feared that Palu suffered serious damage in his team's record-breaking 73-12 Super 14 victory over the Lions in Sydney on Friday.
However, on Saturday the Waratahs' medical staff had downgraded the injury to a "slight strain".
The back row forward went for an MRI after the 11-try romp by the 'Tahs.
"He has got a slight hamstring strain, but it's not as bad as we initially thought it might have been," Waratahs coach Chris Hickey told the Australian media.
"We initially thought he might have had a tear in his hamstring, but the MRI has shown it's just a strain and clinically on examination it's pretty good.
"We'll just have to see how he progresses early in the week, but at this stage we would be pretty optimistic that he will be right to play."
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