Ouch! Clumsy medic inflicts even more pain on poor Coenie

The Springbok prop's knee injury against Ireland was already pretty painful, only for medical staff to make it worse!

Coenie Oosthuizen’s early injury setback was a sign of things to come for the Springboks. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Gallo Images.

The competence of certain on-field medical staff in various sporting codes is once again in the spotlight after shocking footage emerged on how Coenie Oosthuizen’s injury against Ireland was handled.

The unlucky Springbok prop left the field after less than 90 seconds during the record 38-3 defeat in Dublin last weekend with a serious knee problem.

Those injuries are generally very painful.

However, Oosthuizen experienced further trauma after one of the medics clumsily lifted his leg while the prop was already mounted on a cart.

And all that just take a bag off the cart!

Springbok management have subsequently confirmed Oosthuizen “sustained medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligament damage which will require surgery and an extended period of time of out of the game”.

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