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Cape Town – The Second Rower Brodie Retallick has recovered from his injury and will be in the squad for the shock of his team against the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday.
The send-off is given at 9:35 am SA time
In his absence, the Chiefs regained some of his offensive momentum with impressive performances in the first half against the Highlanders and Brumbies, throwing the fundamentals of crucial victories.
The nature of the draw could allow both players to compete on consecutive weekends, the only difference being the venue of the quarterfinal competition in Wellington, unless a point can be obtained. bonus and one more winning margin.
Retallick said that he had resumed training last week with the team and that it was good to be back in action.
"The body is in top shape now – a little running in time," he told the All Bla Facing the impossibility of playing was not a problem as he felt that he was always coming out well, but he said that in seven years of rugby, it was his worst year for injuries and I hope it would stay the way But, he said, there were other players who suffered more serious injuries than he had suffered.
The injury was a fracture to the shoulder that was attached to his pectorals and his biceps.There was not much pain, but an x-ray revealed the damage and it was a six-week recovery time.
He had been in able to keep up the running and the gym work and felt that it would help him to park while coming back to play, but the thrust and take-off could be more demanding.
Uncertain "It's a matter of minutes of play that he could get on Friday, he was holding on to a good shot before the quarter-finals of next week." 19659002] "It worked very well," said Retallick
The match would be important for the side as it could be the last game for some players at the FMG stadium, especially Liam Messam, and they were eager to give those players a good start.
There was still a mathematical chance that they could earn lodging rights for a semifinal, but that was not the main consideration for Friday. Winning was the priority.
"It's a sizeable margin that we have to earn to have a quarterback at home, but we'll just go out there and work on the things we've been doing," Retallick added. We played very well in the first half in the last two games, then we went away, which allowed us to save time with a performance of 80 minutes. "
Restricting the chances of the Barrett Hurricanes and the Inner Center Ngani Laumape to use the forefoot ball would be a key to containing their firepower.
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