Rugby World Cup fans left sickened as star suffers horrendous injury against All Blacks

Le Roux Malan’s World Cup looks to be surely over after the Namibia centre suffered an awful injury against New Zealand which saw his leg end up in a horrifically unnatural position

The world of rugby is behind Le Roux Malan after the Namibia centre suffered a sickening leg injury during his nation’s clash with the All Blacks in the World Cup on Friday.

Malan, 24, slipped trying to tackle New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett high up the pitch, leaving his leg in a horrifically unnatural position. ITV didn’t show replays of the gruesome incident which left the Namibia star on the floor yelling for attention, and fans quickly reacted with horror.

One spectator commented, “Goodness me, I haven’t seen many reactions to an injury like that.” “This is going to be a bad one.” A third person then commented, “I think Luke Pearce’s reaction was everything… truly shocking,” before another person said, “That is an absolutely horrific leg break.”

The 24-year-old received oxygen for seven minutes before being stretchered off and transported from the field of play on a buggy. The entire Stadium de Toulouse cheered his departure as the All Blacks took an early 12-3 lead.

New Zealand’s official X account soon posted: “Our thoughts are with Namibian centre Le Roux Malan. Wishing him all the best with his recovery.”

Replaced by JC Greyling, the break for Malan’s injury didn’t change the flow of the game, as the All Blacks continued to dominate. New Zealand led 38-3 by half-time, having begun their campaign with defeat to hosts France last Friday.

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster described the Pool A clash with Namibia on Friday as “vital,” adding in his pre-match press conference: “It is a key game for us to get right and we’ve selected accordingly. “We are expecting a very tough Namibian side to test us on Friday.

“While we were disappointed with the result in the first round, it hasn’t moved our focus from what we need to do to in our pool games. This game is vital for us to grow and we can’t wait to get to Toulouse and test ourselves.”

But New Zealand didn’t receive much of a test, with former rugby league star Tulsen Tollett declaring on BBC Radio 5 Live: “It is a comprehensive performance so far from New ZealandTNT Sports gives you access to games across the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Serie A and many more. You can also watch the biggest clashes in boxing, UFC, WWE and the get exclusive action from MLB all for one payment every month. You can watch TNT Sports through BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.