17 May 2010

Wallaby hooker's season in tatters

5:59 am on 17 May 2010

The Wallabies hooker Stephen Moore returned to Australia last night with a re-wired jaw and his Test season in tatters.

Moore underwent surgery on Saturday in Christchurch following a nasty break early in the Brumbies' 40-22 loss to the Crusaders in the final round of the Super 14 regular season on Friday night.

The 46-test hooker is facing 12 weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out of next month's internationals against Fiji, England and Ireland and the first half of the Tri-Nations.