{"id":292562,"date":"2023-09-15T20:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T20:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292562"},"modified":"2023-09-15T20:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T20:34:34","slug":"namibias-le-roux-malan-suffers-horrific-injury-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/namibias-le-roux-malan-suffers-horrific-injury-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia&apos;s Le Roux Malan suffers HORRIFIC injury at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Namibia&#8217;s Le Roux Malan suffers HORRIFIC injury against New Zealand as play is halted for seven minutes at Rugby World Cup with the centre&#8217;s ankle facing the wrong way<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Malan slipped trying to tackle New Zealand&#8217;s Beauden Barrett high up the field<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Players, officials and fans clapped him off the field as he was driven on a buggy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Namibia centre Le Roux Malan suffered what appeared to be a horrific ankle break during his country&#8217;s World Cup game against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>In the 19th minute of the match, with Namibia trailing 12-3, Le Roux appeared to lose his footing when attempting to tackle New Zealand&#8217;s\u00a0Beauden Barrett high up the field.<\/p>\n<p>He immediately realised there was a problem and waved for medics, with the referee stopping play as players from both sides put their hands on their heads.<\/p>\n<p>Play was stopped for around seven minutes as the 24-year-old received treatment on an injury that saw his ankle facing the wrong way and the host broadcaster showing pictures away from the incident and no replay.<\/p>\n<p>Players, officials and supporters all clapped Malan off the field of play as he was escorted off on a buggy before play continued.<\/p>\n<p><span>More to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75487841-0-image-a-11_1694806888145.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Namibia&#8217;s\u00a0Le Roux Malan suffered a horrific ankle injury during his side&#8217;s game against New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75487843-0-image-a-12_1694806892665.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Play was halted for seven minutes as the centre received treatment and oxygen on the field<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12524255\/Namibia-Le-Roux-Malan-HORRIFIC-injury-New-Zealand-Rugby-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Namibia&#8217;s Le Roux Malan suffers HORRIFIC injury against New Zealand as play is halted for seven minutes at Rugby World <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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