The Stormers go into their crucial Super Rugby encounter against the Reds at Newlands without influential fullback Dillyn Leyds. The Springbok playmaker suffered a grade one calf muscle tear during training on Monday and has been left out this weekend, but should be ready to play again next Saturday. Craig Barry‚ who made his Stormers debut off the bench against the Blues last weekend‚ will start at fullback in one of four changes to the side that won 37-20. The Stormers‚ who have had three away games in their first five‚ need to win this weekend before another run of three away games‚ to keep their 2018 play-off hopes alive. "It’s a tough one to lose Dillyn because he has been playing well and was also looking forward to another game at fullback. It’s unfortunate for Dillyn to miss out this week‚ but it does give Craig Barry an opportunity," coach Robbie Fleck said. In the loose trio Cobus Wiese is back at blindside flank‚ which means Pieter-Steph du Toit shifts across to lock with...
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