Patrick Tuipulotu world cup year over

[jessta]

Sad news for the big man!

Player of great promise and potential.

Having surgery on both his defected hips.

Will be back next year for super rugby.

Welcome to the all blacks James Broadhurst.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...atrick-tuipulotu-ruled-out-of-rugby-world-cup

 

[Kiwi_]

Happy with Broadhurst, another good ball carrier.

 

[nickdnz]

Sucks for Tuipolutu - was genuinely an extremely exciting player. Thankfully as others have pointed out - Broadhurst can certainly good a job. My only fear is that the selectors will opt with someone like Luke Romano or Dominic Bird instead, which particularly Romano offers absolutely nothing except experience in the AB environment.