Woodward out for the season
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After suffering their first defeat of the campaign, the Hurricanes have taken a second blow as Jason Woodward's season was prematurely ended by a broken ankle.
The outside back suffered the injury playing club rugby in Wellington over the weekend.
While the former Rebel has just three Super Rugby appearances to his name this year, his loss will be a blow to the depth of the Hurricanes' formidable backline that has set the competition alight in the first half of the season.
"As I said to Jason, you can't wrap guys in cotton wool," head coach Chris Boys told stuff NZ
"It's a contact sport and injuries happen.
"I've seen the footage and it was nothing out of the ordinary. He just got caught, one guy over the top, one guy underneath.
"It was just bad luck."
After going down to the Waratahs last Saturday, the 'Canes will look to get back on track this weekend when they travel to Brisbane to play a Sunday clash against the Reds at Suncorp Stadium.
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