1.   His right arm is in a red cast, a result of his having ruptured a ligament while returning a shot in a tennis match in November.

2.   The forecast should sound familiar, because Cedric Ceballos was projected to be out that long after rupturing a ligament in his thumb.

3.   Doctors said Friday that Jones ruptured cruciate ligaments in his right knee.

4.   He ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in April.

5.   First-choice and team captain David Marraud is out all season after rupturing knee ligaments.

6.   Galthie, who had just recovered from ankle and wrist injuries, ruptured two ligaments in the second-half of the Five Nations match with Ireland on Saturday.

7.   But he declined to say if El Diablo, out of action since rupturing ligaments in his left knee last November, would start the game.

8.   Elliott ruptured ligaments in his right knee, which ended his career.

9.   First-choice David Marraud is out all season after rupturing knee ligaments, and third-choice Eric Loussouarn is out with a head injury.

10.   Two years ago, doctors told him he would never sail again following a serious back injury which ruptured the ligament between two vetabrae.