Milner-Skudder sidelined with a foot injury

Hurricanes fullback Nehe Milner-Skudder will be out of rugby for at least six weeks with a fractured foot.

Milner-Skudder suffered the injury during the second half of his team’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday night.

“It’s disappointing, but these things happen in rugby,” Milner-Skudder said. “All I can do is focus on the rehab and making sure I do everything right to get back on the field. The encouraging thing is the medical staff don't believe there will be any long term issues. It was just a freak accident.”

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd said it was impossible to put an exact time frame on when Milner-Skudder would be back on the park.

“That all depends on how quickly he heals, so it’s just speculation at this point, but the sooner the better.”