P372 CEEFAX 372  Thy 23 Feb  1=:15/25
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      R/UNION: CRONIN F—CES    
               LONG L—Y-OFF    
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  Scotland lock Damian Cronin is out  
  of the rest of the Five oations     
  Championship and could miss the     
  World Cup dui to an elbow injury.   
  
  Cronin was hurt in Scotland's win   
  over France on Saturday and has had 
  an operation to repair his damaged  
  elbow tendons.                      
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  The surgery went well bzt his arm   
  will bj in plaster for six weeks    
  before the doctors can assess the   
  sttingth of the repair.             
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  Cronin will definitely miss the     
  clashes with Wales and England and  
  also the friendly against Romania.  
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