Northern Edition

Select Edition

Northern Northern
Southern Southern
Global Global
New Zealand New Zealand
France France

Stormers defence coach gives important injury update

Evan Roos in action for the Springboks last June versus Wales (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Stormers defence coach Norman Laker has talked to the media ahead of their return to action this weekend.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Stormers host the Sale Sharks on Saturday, in a Champions Cup Round Three match.

But the John Dobson-coached Cape Town outfit will be without one of its main stars for the match. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has not trained at all this week ahead of the match.

Related

Laker told the media that they still had no timeline on Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s clavicular injury. The Springboks star had missed time since his last appearance on the 28th of December when he had to be replaced in the 37th minute against the Sharks.

“Sacha didn’t train this week, We are still awaiting an update on his injury and can’t say whether it is a day, a week, two weeks or three weeks,” Laker said.

Although the Stormers will be without their young star playmaker, Laker was convinced the team has the depth to cover the huge absence left by Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

“It is not an individual sport, it’s a team sport.

“Even with Sacha out, there are other guys who can put their hands up.

ADVERTISEMENT

“Jean-Luc (du Plessis) showed us that in the last two games.

“When Sacha went off he (Du Plessis) played 60-odd minutes.”

Laker also confirmed some positive injury news this week, with Ben Loader, Roos and Sti Sithole all returning and available for this weekend’s important clash.

Loader has the chance to make his first appearance of the season if selected after the winger had knee surgery earlier in 2024.

ADVERTISEMENT

Roos, on the other hand, is also returning from a shoulder injury that has kept him out of action since the Springboks played against Portugal in Bloemfontein last year.

Laker was full of praise for Roos on his return.

“Roos is a very impactful player, especially if he gets the ball in his hands,” Laker said.

“He and Marcel Theunissen play a very similar type of game and the team gets good momentum if they get the ball.

“We’ve all seen what Evan can do if he gets the ball, he’s scored some very impressive tries for the Stormers, sometimes running almost 50 metres.

“His energy on attack is great for the team.”

Laker also confirmed that the Stormers are still unsure whether midfielder Dan du Plessis will travel with the squad for their road trip to play against Racing 92 in Paris (Champions Cup Round Four) and Leinster (URC in Dublin).

Team Form

Last 5 Games

4
Wins
2
2
Streak
1
23
Tries Scored
16
85
Points Difference
3
5/5
First Try
2/5
4/5
First Points
3/5
4/5
Race To 10 Points
3/5

“He’ll take his time when he comes back so that he is 100 per cent fit.” 

“A knee injury is not nice so sometimes you rather take an extra week off or risk nine months on the sidelines.”

ADVERTISEMENT

HSBC SVNS Singapore 2025 | Day Two Men's Highlights

HSBC SVNS Singapore 2025 | Day Two Women's Highlights

Jet Lag: The biggest challenge facing international sports? | The Report

Boks Office | Episode 39 | The Investec Champions Cup is back

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry? | New Zealand & Australia | Sevens Wonders | Episode 5

Kobelco Kobe Steelers vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | Japan Rugby League One 2024/25 | Full Match Replay

The Rise of Kenya | The Report

The Fixture: How This Rugby Rivalry Has Lasted 59 Years

Trending on RugbyPass

Comments

0 Comments
Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Sign up for free
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Features

Comments on RugbyPass

H
HazelBeaz 22 minutes ago
Blues lose All Black for season ahead of Hurricanes derby

This has been a very distressful week for me, after investing a humongous amount into Coinpro, a trading platform that promised luring returns, their 25% interest on each trading was quite an enticing deal so I opted to invest £207,700 expecting huge and profitable returns, unfortunately for me I realized little too late that it was the worst financial decision blunder that I had made after they started taking me round in circles once I realized I couldn’t access my funds.

I became frustrated and anxious upon coming to accept that I could have possibly lost my life time investment. After days of struggling with my situation I soon realized I urgently needed professional help, so I dove down to research on how to recover lost my funds, it’s when I stumbled on several testimonials about LEE ULIMATE HACKER an APPROVED hacker in all recovery problems, I decided to contact them via Leeultimatehacker@aol.com & wh@tsapp +1 (715) 314 - 9248

ASAP and I was soon welcomed by good customer service from one of their staff, who took me through the recovery process, I had lost all hope but they gave me hope and within a period of 12hours I was met with good news LEE ULTIMATE HACKER and his team were able to trace my funds, this quick turn around was just the good news that i deserved after that traumatic experience I had encountered of not being able to access my funds, but that was all water under the bridge after LEE ULTIMATE HACKER kept their word and within a few hours I was able to access and withdraw all my funds. Contact LEE ULTIMATE HACKER for all your recovery problems.

3 Go to comments
H
HazelBeaz 43 minutes ago
Dave Reddin lands WRU DoR role - reports

This has been a very distressful week for me, after investing a humongous amount into Coinpro, a trading platform that promised luring returns, their 25% interest on each trading was quite an enticing deal so I opted to invest £207,700 expecting huge and profitable returns, unfortunately for me I realized little too late that it was the worst financial decision blunder that I had made after they started taking me round in circles once I realized I couldn’t access my funds.

I became frustrated and anxious upon coming to accept that I could have possibly lost my life time investment. After days of struggling with my situation I soon realized I urgently needed professional help, so I dove down to research on how to recover lost my funds, it’s when I stumbled on several testimonials about LEE ULIMATE HACKER an APPROVED hacker in all recovery problems, I decided to contact them via Leeultimatehacker@aol.com & wh@tsapp +1 (715) 314 - 9248

ASAP and I was soon welcomed by good customer service from one of their staff, who took me through the recovery process, I had lost all hope but they gave me hope and within a period of 12hours I was met with good news LEE ULTIMATE HACKER and his team were able to trace my funds, this quick turn around was just the good news that i deserved after that traumatic experience I had encountered of not being able to access my funds, but that was all water under the bridge after LEE ULTIMATE HACKER kept their word and within a few hours I was able to access and withdraw all my funds. Contact LEE ULTIMATE HACKER for all your recovery problems.

0 Go to comments
TRENDING
TRENDING Sale boss Alex Sanderson: 'I’ve had two lads come up and apologise' Sale boss Alex Sanderson: 'I’ve had two lads come up and apologise'
Search