Select Edition

Northern Northern
Southern Southern
Global Global
NZ NZ

Ulster release statement on worrying Marcell Coetzee development

By Ian Cameron
Marcell Coetzee

Ulster Rugby have a released a statement on Marcell Coetzee’s condition after the Springbok backrow pulled up in training this week.

ADVERTISEMENT

Coetzee – a marqee signing at the club – missed the vast bulk of his debut season last year due to injury.

The statement reads: “Marcell Coetzee suffered a recurrence of left knee pain and swelling in training.

“Due to the ongoing problems with this knee, he is travelling back to South Africa to seek the opinion of the surgeon who performed his original ACL repair. Ulster Rugby will provide a further update following this consultation.”

He has played just four times for Ulster, with his single appearance this season coming in Ulster’s first game against the Cheetahs.

Coetzee had been billed as the man that would fill the void in physicality left when Stephen Ferris was forced to retire. Ironically it appears that Coetzee has been cursed with a similar injury profile as the former British and Irish Lions blindside, who struggled to remain fit throughout his career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dlu5cO0X_c

ADVERTISEMENT

Join free

Aotearoa Rugby Podcast | Episode 6

Sam Warburton | The Big Jim Show | Full Episode

Japan Rugby League One | Sungoliath v Eagles | Full Match Replay

Japan Rugby League One | Spears v Wild Knights | Full Match Replay

Boks Office | Episode 10 | Six Nations Final Round Review

Aotearoa Rugby Podcast | How can New Zealand rugby beat this Ireland team

Beyond 80 | Episode 5

Rugby Europe Men's Championship Final | Georgia v Portugal | Full Match Replay

Trending on RugbyPass

Comments

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Sign up for free
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Features

Comments on RugbyPass

TRENDING
TRENDING Beauden Barrett binned as Toyota Verblitz season on life-support Beauden Barrett binned as Toyota Verblitz season on life-support
Search