Australia back Kurtley Beale has had surgery on his injured
shoulder and will be out of action for up to four weeks, his
Super Rugby franchise said on Monday.
Queensland's Super Rugby escape-act against the Brumbies has
come at a high cost to captain James Horwill, who is set to
be ruled out of next month's tests against Scotland and
Wales.
Former South Africa lock Victor Matfield's hopes of making a
comeback have been dealt a blow by the International Rugby
Board's anti-doping regulations, the South African Rugby
Union (Saru) says.
He may have played just 40 minutes in seven months but Quade
Cooper has been backed by national captain James Horwill to
again don the Wallabies jersey as soon as the June Tests.
