MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Queensland flyhalf James O’Connor will be sidelined for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury in a blow to the Reds’ hopes of going deep in the Super Rugby playoffs.
O’Connor, who only recently returned to the field from a knee injury, was injured in the second half of the Reds’ 34-22 win over Moana Pasifika in Brisbane.
The Reds, who are seventh, travel to the second-placed Canterbury Crusaders on Friday for their final match of the regular season.
The postseason starts with the quarter-finals next week.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
