Forrester still stuck in the treatment room
September 25 2008
James Forrester will have to wait a few more weeks to make his competitive comeback to rugby, after he suffered further discomfort in his injured knee during a Guinness A League game on Monday.
Forrester suffered a reaction to playing stresses and contact during the match against Sale, and will be examined to determine the extent of the injury, which is still potentially career-threatening.
He ruptured the ACL in his right knee in a match last April, and has been working on his rehab for over a year now.
"We've got to get it checked out," said Gloucester Head Coach Dean Ryan to the BBC.
"We need to know if it's just coming back from such a serious injury or if there's something niggling away there."
It's not the best news for Ryan, who is also labouring without the services of Gareth Delve and Fijian Akapusi Qera in his back row, and now faces eight matches in three days with only Andy Hazell, Peter Buxton, Alasdair Strokosch and Luke Narraway to call on.
"Over this three game period it's going to be difficult for us," he added.
"Back-row is not an area we're strong in at the moment given the injuries that we've got, so fingers crossed over the coming games."