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Scotland player out of Rugby World Cup after slipping on stairs. Not the sport’s first weird injury

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By GERALD IMRAY
AP Sports Writer

Scotland forward Dave Cherry is out of the Rugby World Cup in France after slipping on the stairs at the team hotel, banging his head and sustaining a concussion. He isn’t the first rugby player to get hurt in a strange way on his time off. Some of rugby’s tough men have come unstuck grappling with dogs, dishwashers and even an out-of-control fire.

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