The Stormers are anxiously awaiting scan results after a training-ground collision between two backline players ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against Cardiff.
Damian Willemse and Leolin Zas clashed heavily during training at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday and were both forced to leave the field.
Stormers coach John Dobson admitted he feared the worst when he saw the incident unfold.
“I hate watching practice on a Wednesday. I try not to watch,” Dobson told CapeTalk. “And then when I looked up, I just saw Zas and Damian hit each other at 100 k’s an hour, and then two bodies lying there for long minutes.”
Dobson said the reaction of the medical staff immediately raised alarm bells.
“You always watch the physio’s reaction,” he added. “And then she’s sort of going to call the doctor, and then the doctor starts waddling across.”
Willemse reportedly injured his knee, while Zas is believed to have suffered a suspected haematoma.
“I’m waiting for the scans,” Dobson said. “That would be catastrophic if those two are both out.”
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There was another scare at training when flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu left the field feeling unwell, although there is believed to be little concern over his availability for Saturday’s match.
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