Another worry on Italy's plate
INJURY UPDATE: Italy international Tommaso Castello has undergone surgery on a broken leg after a bruising Six Nations campaign for the Azzurri, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) revealed.
The 27-year-old Zebre centre also suffered an ankle sprain in Italy’s 14-57 thrashing by England at Twickenham ten days ago.
“During the operation the fracture of the right fibula was stabilised with a plate with nine screws,” FIR said in a statement.
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Castello – capped 17 times by Italy – will rest for 40 days before beginning rehab in the swimming pool.
Tommaso #Castello operato ieri a Parma, a seguito dell’infortunio riportato durante #ENGvITA ➡ https://t.co/XAbRYUIcLq@ZebreRugby #insieme #rugbypassioneitaliana pic.twitter.com/hGJ2vYWFW8
— Italrugby (@Federugby) March 19, 2019
Italy have also been hit by Leonardo Ghiraldini suffering ruptured cruciate knee ligaments in last weekend’s 25-14 loss to France.
Toulouse hooker Ghiraldini, 34, capped 104 times, could be out for six months, with his participation in the World Cup in Japan from September 20 to November 2 in doubt.
Italy lost all their Six Nations matches, earning a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
Agence France-Presse
