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World Cup - Australia's Mitchell out of World Cup

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Australia wing Drew Mitchell's World Cup hopes are over after he dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his right leg in the New South Wales Waratahs's Super rugby defeat by the Queensland Reds in Brisbane.

The 27-year-old fell awkwardly after running into the back of Reds loose forward Scott Higginbotham while chasing a kick in the 19th minute.

Mitchell screamed out with pain and television replays showed his foot at an unnatural angle. He was immediately taken off the field by stretcher. "He'll be gone for the year," Waratahs coach Chris Hickey told Australian Associated Press after his team's 19-15 defeat. "It's a pretty significant injury."

Captain Phil Waugh said the incident shook all the players."I think it rattled anyone who saw it," he said. "It was disappointing - you don't want to see that happen to anyone in the world in any sport." The World Cup is being held in New Zealand from September 9 to October 23 and Mitchell was widely expected to be in Robbie Deans's Australia squad.

Eurosport

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