Quade Cooper's devastating confession after serious injury blow
Quade Cooper has taken to social media over his long road to recovery after the superstar playmaker suffered a horror injury in the match against Argentina in Mendoza.
Before Australia's series with England in July, Cooper was withdrawn from the first game when he suffered a calf-injury in the warm-up.
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He returned, and was set to continue his strong from in the Wallabies jersey before suffering a serious achilles injury against Argentina in Australia's 41-26 victory on the weekend.
Cooper went down following the non-contact injury as he pushed off to accelerate.
The latest setback has cast doubt on his participation in Australia's 2023 World Cup campaign.
Following the disappointing injury, Cooper took to social media on Monday to announce he was 'prepared' for the recovery.
"Ready and prepared for this journey," he wrote on Instagram.
"Doesn't mean it will be easy but I know I've prepared myself for the challenge ahead by building systems and habits to guide me through each obstacle on my path."
Cooper thanked teammates, opponents and fans for rallying around him.
"Want to thank both my teammates and the Argentinian players for their support and care when I got injured," he added.
Sorry to see Quade Cooper go down with a left achilles rupture last night - typical non-contact pushing off mechanism. Has dealt with calf issues in recent times. Repair surgery ahead with a usual 6-8 month recovery period, wish him the best pic.twitter.com/bzzXznGS1y
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) August 6, 2022
"My teammates who continue to help me learn and grow each day I will miss you all but be supporting your journey as I continue mine. Our coaches for believing in me and continuing to push my growth.
"Our medical team who put so much time and energy into each and everyone of us. To the fans your (messages) of support have not gone I noticed."
Quade Cooper joins long Wallabies injury list
Fans were quick to wish Cooper a quick recovery after the playmaker has endured such a tough run with injuries as he was playing himself into a guaranteed starter for the Wallabies.
Blimey. Quade Cooper’s World Cup dream that much more difficult to reaching now.
The Wallabies No.10 has a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. Devastating blow.— Christy Doran (@ChristypDoran) August 6, 2022
Rise up. The return will taste all the more sweeter 💪🏻💪🏻
— John Millman (@johnhmillman) August 8, 2022
Quade Cooper goes down grabbing that same calf that took him out of the England series 😣 Hope for a speedy recovery ⚡ pic.twitter.com/HOWHAQ5Bin
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) August 6, 2022
Update: Quade Cooper has a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. That’s a terrible blow for the bloke. Can take a year to get right, so World Cup now a big question mark.
— iainpayten (@iainpayten) August 6, 2022
Quade Cooper looks down and out. His calf/ankle has gone again.
He missed the entire England series with a calf-injury done in warm-up.
Big blow.
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Hard to see either James O’Connor or Cooper getting through a World Cup.— Christy Doran (@ChristypDoran) August 6, 2022
He joins the likes of Samu Kerevi (ACL), Angus Bell (toe), Andrew Kellaway (hamstring), Scott Sio (shoulder), Tom Banks (arm) and captain Michael Hooper (mental health leave) as unavailable for the next match against Los Pumas.
Either James O'Connor or Noah Lolesio appear likeliest to replace Cooper for the remainder of the Rugby Championship, which features two matches against South Africa and two against the struggling All Blacks once the Argentina leg finishes.
with AAP
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