Sharks fullback Louis Ludik has got the new year off to the worst possible start, picking up a nasty leg wound in a gym mishap this morning.
According to his twitter feed, Ludik slipped while doing box jumps and managed to slice a really ugly gash into his lower left leg. He spent a few hours in hospital eralier today getting the wound stitched up and is unlikely to be sporting a shaven legged look any time soon!
The good news is that we’ve had confirmation from Louis that the wound isn’t serious enough to keep him away from anything serious and he’ll join up with the rest of the squad when they reconvene on Thursday. He’ll not be allowed to run for a week, but other than that, there shouldn’t be any lasting damage.
Follow Louis on Twitter here.
That was a close shave.
I’m sure Ludik still has aspirations to play for the Boks one day and now he’s faced with possibly the biggest challenge in terms of making the matchday 22, of his career to date. He must be more determined than ever to prove his worth and even a little setback like this is going to frustrate the hell out of him (I’m sure)
Rob! Happy New Year!!! Any news on the new Sharks Kit…is reebok still our Clothing Co?? Hear a roomer about Second Skin???
@BoerSeun (Comment 3) : dude… You need to lighten up on your roomers
. They’re bad for your health!
I doubt we’ll change strip this year.
@robdylan (Comment 4) : his roomy is giving him the wrong info
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) :
Any news on whether Mjekevu will still be training with the squad?
Must have been heluva painful!
Very glad it is not serious.
@Stu (Comment 7) : he will be, yes
Lets hope he stops being the invisible man this season and makes a difference.
Oh wait, that’s the entire Sharks squad.
shame. poor Ludik. who’s our fullback except him nowadays?
@rekinek (Comment 11) :
Hey Reki!
All the best for 2012!
We bought in Riaan Viljoen, and we have Gouws Prinsloo as a last resort.
@rekinek (Comment 11) : Riaan Viljoen.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 12) : @Pokkel (Comment 13) : ahhhh forgotten about him (tried to stick to happy thoughts
would he be able to keep ludik aout of 15 jersey though.
and happy happy 2012
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 12) :
Also Lambie, Pietersen, Hoffman and Ndungane have all played fullback at some stage during their careers.
@beet (Comment 15) :
I didn’t want to touch the ‘Lambie at fullback’ debate until we were all really into the swing of things.
Compliments of the season to you beet, let’s make it a good year for School Boy Rugby on the site!