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GLOUCESTER, England -- England center Mike Tindall could end his two-month absence from rugby by playing in Gloucester's European Cup quarterfinal against Munster at Kingsholm on Saturday.
Tindall suffered damage to his liver and lungs, as well as internal bleeding ,when he was injured.
Tindall spent time in intensive care after being seriously injured in England's opening Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham.
He suffered a torn liver, punctured lung and internal bleeding following an accidental kick during the game on February 2.
The 54-times capped center, a World Cup-winner with England in 2003, has not played since.
Gloucester's coach, Dean Ryan, said it was a "possibility" Tindall could play this weekend, albeit he is likely to be on the bench when the English Premier League leaders kickoff in at home.
"Mike is around and out running with us," Ryan said Wednesday. "We have been pretty honest with Mike. If he was an option, we would think it was great, but if he wasn't then we have been running without him for a while. At the moment, it is a possibility.
"We miss Mike when he is not playing, there is no doubt about that. In terms of his maturity and experience, compared to the rest of the group, he is significantly further on.
"If we can get him as an option, then it would be of great value to us.
"We were very concerned for Mike and those close to him," Ryan recalled. "I spoke to Mike and other people the next day, so we were probably a little bit more aware than everyone else about the severity of it.
"Those first two or three days were very serious for everybody. Once we got over the first week, the difficult thing was judging how long he would be out for - would he play again, would it be a year, would it be six weeks? It was such an unusual injury." E-mail to a friend 
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