Brumbies suffer fresh injury blow to Test prop ahead of Super Rugby knockouts
The ACT Brumbies face a worrying prop shortage ahead of the Super Rugby knock out rounds after Wallaby Blake Schoupp was forced off in agony just two minutes into his return from a shoulder injury.
Schoupp missed the past four matches after his injury against the Hurricanes in late April and was called up to replace fellow Test No.1 James Slipper for the Brumbies’ dead rubber against Western Force in Perth.
Blake Schoupp of the Brumbies gets helped off the ground after injuring his arm. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)
Slipper has a high calf strain and is likely to miss next week’s home quarterfinal against the Highlanders in Canberra after wins to the Blues and Hurricanes confirmed a third-placed finish for the Brumbies.
The Stan commentators speculated that Schoupp had suffered a dislocated shoulder or an elbow injury after he carried the ball forward and was tackled by Force hooker Tom Horton.
Schoupp was replaced by Harry Vella, who has also just returned from injury.
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