Graeme West injured
NZPA staff correspondent » London A chipped ankle bone has sidelined the Kiwi, Graeme West, captain of the leading British rugby league club, Wigan. West said, yesterday the ankle was in a plaster cast and he would be out for another two weeks after injuring the leg in a tackle against Leeds in the middle of last week. Meanwhile the Kiwi test centre, Dean Bell, stepped into the limelight for
Wigan, winning the man i of the match award as it > beat Widnes, 40-4, at the , week-end. Bell, who was f slow to hit form early in ■ the season, has been outstanding for Wigan in re- : cent weeks and scored two tries against Widnes, t racing 70 metres to the ; corner for his second. i Bell’s fellow New Zeai land centre, Mark Elia, celebrated his return to St Helens after injury with a I try in a 40-14 win over Bradford.
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