Opeti Fonua out for 6 - 8 weeks

[BIttySmalls]

Crowson reporting Fonua has broken his arm and will be out for 6 - 8 weeks.

Really bad luck for the lad, whilst he did seem to turn over ball a bit too regularly I thought he had quite an effective impact on Sunday.

[RagingBull]

thankful Pearce is looking good and Crane had a nice cameo.

[JackFlashJonny]

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thankful Pearce is looking good and Crane had a nice cameo.

I have often been critical of Crane he is not my cup of tea but looked good when he came on against Wasps..Still expecting big things from Pearce

Fonua could do with losing some bulk instead of landing on it and breaking his own arm

[Iain]

In before Cockerill is blamed.

[GS]

Tough on the lad, hope he heels quickly. Although Pearce has come on tremendously it's too soon to dismiss Crane. He showed us a glimpse of what he can do when not being called on to do the one two bump gig. A bit more game time and he be showing us what he can do away from playing football at the base of the scrum. Now, can Pearce kick penalties?

[WhitecapTiger]

Still managed to applaud the fans as he came off

[pipkoi]

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leice ... story.html

Real shame. Heal quickly big man

[Creature]

From BBC sport:

Leicester Tigers number eight Opeti Fonua could be out of action until late December with a broken arm.

The Tongan, who joined Tigers from London Welsh this season, was injured in Sunday's 24-16 victory over Wasps.

Director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester: "He broke his arm tackling so is probably six to eight weeks from getting back, which is disappointing after a good start."

But Tommy Bell, Sebastian de Chaves, Ed Slater and Graham Kitchener are fit.

All four could all be available for Saturday's Premiership match at Exeter Chiefs.

Locks Slater and Kitchener would be making their first appearances of the season but Cockerill said he will be cautious about their return to action.

"They are all likely to be available so we will see how much game time they get," he added. "We will take a hungry squad to Exeter."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34716019

[Doghashadhisday]

In before Cockerill is blamed.

I think that there should be a full public inquiry into Cockers apparent willingness to get players injured on a regular basis. Is the man a thick forward and does he not realise when people say he has to rotate the squad it doesn't mean when one player returns from injury you break another one. The man must go.

[Stu_F]

In before Cockerill is blamed.

I think that there should be a full public inquiry into Cockers apparent willingness to get players injured on a regular basis. Is the man a thick forward and does he not realise when people say he has to rotate the squad it doesn't mean when one player returns from injury you break another one. The man must go.

Quite, if only he picked hopeless players then it wouldn't matter if they got injured!