Rhys Williams faces the frustration of another lengthy spell on the sidelines after scans confirmed the Australian suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon against Barnsley.
The 26-year-old was set to undergo surgery in London this afternoon for the injury which will rule him out for the rest of the season.
It's a devastating set-back for Williams who spent all of last year on the sidelines after suffering a similar injury against Wigan in January.
But remarkably, medics say the latest injury isn't related to the problem which kept Williams out of action for 11 months in 2014 and forced him to miss the World Cup in Brazil.
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Middlesbrough's Rhys Williams throws his boot on the floor in frustration after suffering an injury which forced him to be stretchered off
Williams was making his first start for 49 weeks for Boro against Barnsley in the FA Cup on Saturday but crumbled to the turf clutching his ankle after just one minute.
Aitor Karanka admitted he feared the worst for the classy defender after he was stretchered off just 60 seconds into his return and Boro's concerned players were all quick to pass on their wishes to their unlucky team-mate.
A statement on the club website says: "The current rupture – where the tendon attaches to the heel – is said by medics to be extremely rare and not related to his original problem."
In an interview in November as Williams approached the end of his last injury ordeal, he said: "You have to keep some perspective - there are so many people worse off and I can’t sit around moping about a sore Achilles.
"It’s all about how you pick yourself up after setbacks. Maybe me missing so much football will ultimately extend my career a bit longer."
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