Injured Henson may miss Lions tour
Gavin Henson faces anxious wait for results of ankle scan
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Tuesday, 31, Mar 2009 10:11
Gavin Henson faces a race against time to be fit for the British Lions after scans revealed he had suffered a major ankle injury.
The Ospreys centre was taken off during his side's EDF Energy Cup semi-final defeat to Gloucester last weekend.
Scans have now revealed Henson has suffered damage to the ligaments on both the lateral and medial sides of his right ankle and is expected to be out of action between four and six weeks, which makes him a doubt for the Lions tour to South Africa.
"Following the MRI scan and specialist consultation on Monday, we can confirm that Gavin has suffered damage to the ligaments on both the lateral and medial sides of his right ankle," said Ospreys Physiotherapist Chris Towers.
"Although the injury is not so severe that he will require surgery, he will require a spell of at least two weeks in a walking cast before he can start to gradually get back to normal activity.
"At this stage, in light of the nature and extent of the ligament damage, we are predicting a 4-6 week spell on the sidelines before Gavin will be ready for action again."
British Lions coach Brian McGeechan is scheduled to announce his squad on April 21 and Henson was one of the favourites to be selected in the centre positions.
But he will now have to hope that McGeechan is willing to give him every chance to recover from the injury and be on the plane to South Africa.