Injury cloud takes the shine off Stormers win
Stormers centre Damian de Allende faces a lengthy spell out of the game
The Stormers appear to have paid a heavy price for their excellent 37-24 win over the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday with the news that centre Damian de Allende faces a lengthy spell out of the game. De Allende‚ who was in cracking form for the 63 minutes he was on the field, making 84m with the ball in hand and eight tackles‚ suffered an ankle injury in the second half of the Super Rugby opener. Coach Robbie Fleck looked unhappy, despite the positive result and good performance, because of De Allende’s injury. Fleck said he would wait for the results of a full scan on the injury before making a definitive statement about how long the Bok centre would be out. But the initial prognosis was "not good". The Stormers have already lost Juan de Jongh for the bulk of the season due to a knee injury and with Huw Jones still on duty with Scotland in the Six Nations‚ they are thin when it comes to experienced midfield cover.
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