SUPER RUGBY
Another batch of Stormers injured
Jacobie Adriaanse is likely to fill the void in the short term and no replacement has been called up
The Stormers will go into this weekend’s Super Rugby clash against the Cheetahs without wing Seabelo Senatla‚ prop Wilco Louw and flank Rynhardt Elstadt after they suffered foot‚ sternum and ankle injuries, respectively, writes Craig Ray. Lock JD Schickerling was concussed during the 44-31 win against the Sunwolves in Singapore and has also been ruled out, although he was unlikely to feature anyway with the return of Boks Pieter-Steph du Toit and Eben Etzebeth. Coach Robbie Fleck ruled the quartet out of this weekend’s match but would not commit to a time frame for Senatla and Elstadt’s return. The players were still having scans in hospital on Monday after the long journey from the Far East. Louw has a sternum injury and the long-term prognosis is still unclear. Senatla was superb in his first start for the Stormers this season‚ and even though he sustained the injury in the first half‚ he played until the hour mark. Elstadt was helped off the field midway through the second half a...
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