{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dafasports","provider_url":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en","title":"Rugby Union: Cardiff Blues hit by Warburton injury blow - Dafasports","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K8CfTzGJv8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/rugby\/cardiff-blues-hit-by-warburton-injury-blow-7277.html\">Rugby Union: Cardiff Blues hit by Warburton injury blow<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/rugby\/cardiff-blues-hit-by-warburton-injury-blow-7277.html\/embed#?secret=K8CfTzGJv8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rugby Union: Cardiff Blues hit by Warburton injury blow&#8221; &#8212; Dafasports\" data-secret=\"K8CfTzGJv8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cardiff-Blues-British-Sam-Warburton-hamstring-injury.jpg","thumbnail_width":936,"thumbnail_height":571,"description":"Cardiff Blues have been dealt a huge blow as British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton is facing up to four months on sidelines after tearing a hamstring. Warburton was forced to sit out the Lions\u2019 series-clinching win over Australia in Sydney after sustaining the injury towards the end of the second Test defeat in Melbourne. It was feared that Warburton would be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines and the Blues have now confirmed their worst fears and say it will be October at the earliest before he returns. Blues medical chief John Miles said: &#8220;Sam suffered a grade-three tear to his left hamstring in the second Lions test against Australia on the 29th of June. &#8220;He has had a scan with specialists in London yesterday which has shown the injury is already healing. He therefore does not need surgery but will require a period of rehabilitation between 12 to 16 weeks from the date of the injury. &#8220;His rehabilitation will focus on range of motion, flexibility and specific strengthening of the hamstring in order for him to return to full health.&#8221; The 24-year-old will now be forced to miss the Blues\u2019 opening run of RaboDirect PRO12 fixtures"}