Flyhalf Finn Russell will have to keep his foot in a plastic ‘moon’ boot for the next week after suffering an Achilles tendon tear and could yet be sent home from the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, coach Warren Gatland said on Saturday.
"He had an injection today, it’s not a strained Achilles but rather a small, slight tear and it’s going to keep him out for the next couple of weeks," the coach said after the Scotland international was withdrawn from the list of replacements named for Saturday’s 71-31 win over the Sharks in Pretoria."We are going to try and see if we can rehab him.
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