 Burke has scored 430 points during his three-year stay at Kingston Park |
Newcastle Falcons full-back Matt Burke will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a serious knee injury in Sunday's 33-20 defeat by Bath. Scans revealed the World Cup-winning Australian has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee.
"The advice from the medical team is that this injury carries a nine-month rehabilitation period," said Falcons director of rugby John Fletcher.
"We are absolutely devastated as a team, but more importantly for Matt."
The 34-year-old Burke, who helped the Wallabies win the 1999 World Cup in Wales, has scored 430 points during his three-year stay at Kingston Park.
This season he has notched 38 points, including two tries.
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