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The Super 14 rugby season is over for Chiefs halfback Jamie Nutbrown courtesy of an elbow injury that requires surgery.
Nutbrown, 25, was to undergo an operation in Hamilton today to reattach a torn biceps tendon in his right elbow.
He sustained the injury after coming off the reserve bench during Friday night's 34-7 defeat of the Lions in Hamilton.
It is expected to take up to four months for Nutbrown to recover from the injury, putting him in doubt for the early weeks of Bay of Plenty's Air New Zealand campaign, starting in late July.
Initially he will be in a cast for six weeks.
Nutbrown's loss shouldn't be keenly felt by the Chiefs, who this week regain the services of All Blacks halfback Byron Kelleher, who has been undergoing a three-month reconditioning programme.
The impressive Brendon Leonard is also an option at No 9.
No replacement for Nutbrown will be sought.
- NZPA
