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Elsom faces fitness setback

Canberra - Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom faces another spell on the sidelines after injuring his ankle in his first match of the season for the Brumbies in Vodacom Super Rugby at the weekend.

The 28-year-old flanker will undergo scans on Monday to determine the seriousness of the injury he sustained in the second half of the Brumbies' 13-13 draw with Western Force on Saturday.

"We won't know until we get the scan results but it could be one week, it could be four, it could be six," Brumbies coach Tony Rea told the Australian newspaper.

A six-week spell out could signal the end of Elsom's time at the twice Super rugby champion Brumbies, who have four more matches to play and no hope of making the playoffs.

Elsom has not yet decided on his future after his contract with the Brumbies and Australian Rugby Union (ARU) expires at the end of the year.

Saturday's match in Perth was Elsom's first for six months after he recovered from a hamstring injury and the twisted ankle is another blow to his preparations for this year's World Cup.


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