{"id":391790,"date":"2011-04-23T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/23\/wallaby-mitchell-out-of-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2011-04-23T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T15:15:52","slug":"wallaby-mitchell-out-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/23\/wallaby-mitchell-out-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallaby Mitchell out of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"78\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/d1eb52317654_drew466.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"260\" alt=\"Drew Mitchell\" \/> Mitchell has scored 135 points in 55 Tests for Australia<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Australia will be without star winger Drew Mitchell at the World Cup after the 27-year-old dislocated an ankle and broke a bone in his leg on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell fell awkwardly after colliding with an opposing player while turning out for New South Wales Waratahs in their clash against Queensland Reds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He Mitchell will be gone for the year,&#8221; Waratahs coach Chris Hickey revealed after his team&#8217;s 19-15 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup is being held in New Zealand from 9 September to 23 October.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of Mitchell is a signifcant blow to the Wallabies&#8217; hopes in a tournament they last won in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Since making his debut against South Africa in 2005, the dynamic Mitchell, who can also play at full-back and centre, has scored 27 tries and boasts a total Test points tally of 135.<\/p>\n<p>The former Reds and Western Force player had made a blistering start to Waratahs&#8217; Super 15 season, crossing six times since February.<\/p>\n<p>However, his fine form was cruelly halted when, chasing a kick in the 19th minute of Saturday&#8217;s match in Brisbane, he ran into the back of Reds loose forward Scott Higginbotham.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell screamed in agony as he went to ground, with television replays showing his foot at an unnatural angle before he was taken off the field by stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>Waratahs captain Phil Waugh said the incident shook all the players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it rattled anyone who saw it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was disappointing &#8211; you don&#8217;t want to see that happen to anyone in the world in any sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the seriousness of his injuries, though, Mitchell had not lost his sense of humour, later tweeting: &#8220;Was hoping tonight was going to be little more positive haha..Sorry about the squealing out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/d1eb52317654_drew466-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/rugby_union\/13177312.stm\" title=\"Wallaby Mitchell out of World Cup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wallaby Mitchell out of World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Mitchell has scored 135 points in 55 Tests for Australia Australia will be without star winger Drew Mitchell at the World Cup after the 27-year-old dislocated an ankle and broke a bone in his leg on Saturday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-391790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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