Injury ends Speight's Olympic dream
Wallabies and Brumbies winger Henry Speight was Wednesday ruled out of the Rio Olympic rugby sevens tournament with a ligament injury. Speight, who was on the comeback trail after an eye injury earlier this year, hurt his right knee during a training game on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for 12 weeks.
Speight, who was on the comeback trail after an eye injury earlier this year, hurt his right knee during a training game on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for 12 weeks.
"We're all gutted for Henry," said Australian men's sevens head coach Andy Friend.
"He made a commitment to the program and has done everything he possibly could to get himself in the frame for Olympic selection."
The Fijian-born Speight, 28, played in the Dubai and Sydney sevens tournaments this year, scoring two tries.
He is not in the Wallaby squad that is currently playing a three-Test series against England.
Rugby is returning to the Olympic schedule in Brazil this year after a gap of 92 years.