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Leicester's worst fears confirmed after Jaco Taute injury

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Leicester’s squad resources have taken another hit as midfielder Jaco Taute is expected to be sidelined for up to three months. 

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The South African picked up the injury in last weekend’s Gallagher Premiership hammering at Sale and scans have not been kind to the player as they highlighted a torn bicep in his left arm.

Following consultation with a specialist, it has been decided that Taute will undergo exploratory surgery to repair the damage. 

Speaking to the Leicester Tigers website ahead of Saturday’s home league game versus Worcester, boss Geordan Murphy said: “It’s very disappointing for Jaco and all of us at the club.

“Jaco had a delayed start to the season with a knee complaint but has performed well for us in the midfield and provided a calm, experienced head in each game he has played since starting his career in Leicester.

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“We know he will be diligent in his recovery and are hopeful of seeing him back in action this season. But we will not be rushing anything that could see him have another disrupted pre-season programme.

“Jaco will continue to be a major voice in the squad during his rehabilitation, which we are lucky to have given his experience in the game.”

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Leicester are currently eleventh in the Premiership halfway through their 22-match schedule following just three wins in eleven matches. 

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Hellhound 33 minutes ago
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France is starting to look like they are finally over their WC headache, although they were lucky that NZ had a very bad game. The Argies as usual is one game good, the next bad. If they can sort that out and be more consistent, they could become contenders for the WC.


NZ, Argentina (if they are more consistent), and now the Wallabies too is in an upward curve (can they be consistent?), as well as Fiji(as inconsistent as Argentina) looks like possible contenders. The Boks will be as usual a huge threat to defend their title. Things are looking up for the South, so the North should rightfully beware of the Southern Hemisphere threat.


With the French looking dangerous, the English with their close runs (mostly a mindset problem) and the Scottish seems to be the NH main contenders. The Irish is good, but not excellent anymore. They are more overbearing and with their glory days mostly gone with old players hanging on by a thread, by 2027 if they don't start adding in the younger players, they won't make it past yet another WC Quarter final. The problem is that their youngsters, while good is nothing special.


That is just 8 teams without the Irish that can become real WC contenders. Lots of hickups to be sorted still for these teams, excluding the Boks to become a threat. Make no mistake, the top Tier is much closer than people realise and the 2027 WC will be a really great WC, possibly the best contended WC ever.

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