Springbok prop Frans Malherbe has suffered a severe again harm and is anticipated to overlook a number of matches for the Stormers.
The 34-year-old two-time Rugby World Cup winner is dominated out of the Stormers URC match in opposition to Connacht on Saturday on the Cape City Stadium. Stormers coach John Dobson couldn’t point out when the Springbok prop might be again in motion.
“It’s a again factor, and a tighthead and a again and scans and epidurals… It’s a shifting feast,” Dobson stated on Friday. “He [Malherbe] may play subsequent week or it might be a very long time.
“It’s not a precaution, he’s positively unavailable. Be fortunate if he performs subsequent week. I feel it’s one of many issues that he’s going to require extra scans and scans,” he stated as per sarugbymag.co.za.
Springbok prop to require ‘extra scans’, says Dobson
“He’s been struggling together with his posture for a short while within the scrum, and it’s simply received worse. I hope for one thing good however he went yesterday to the specialist [who said] completely no likelihood this week, extra scans subsequent week.
“So it’s a catastrophe,” Dobson on Malherbe’s harm.
With the Springbok prop out and Neethling Fouche serving a suspension, it offers a uncommon alternative for 26-year-old Sazi Sandi.
“It’s an enormous alternative. The factor with having Neethling and Frans is we’ve in all probability given Sazi restricted alternative, you understand,” Dobson stated.
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