Sharks team doctor Ewoudt van der Linde told journalists on Saturday morning that star flyhalf Fred Michalak – one of the form players of the Currie Cup so far – may be in doubt for Saturday’s game against the Cheetahs.
The Frenchman pulled up lame with around five minutes still to play in Nelspruit on Friday evening and the hamstring strain he suffered has him rated at no better than 50-50 for this weekend, according to van der Linde. Other players carrying bumps include Marcell Coetzee (broken nose) and Marius Joubert (ankle strain).
The Sharks will be thanking their lucky stars that they have the experience of Jacques-Louis Potgieter to call on, should Michalak not be fit for the must-win home game against the Cheetahs and the former Bulls and Cheetahs pivot will relish the opportunity to come up against so many former team-mates. Should Joubert also be forced to sit out, the coaches would probably move Stefan Terblanche back into midfield, with Louis Ludik taking over at fullback and Sbura Sithole earning a first start on the wing.
According to van der Linde, though, both Coetzee and Joubert are expected to be fit for this weekend.
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may be in doubt for Saturday’s game against the Cheetahs.
So he MAY be in doubt. 😉
As long as they tell us tomorrow or Wednesday that he ISN’T in doubt then i have no issues. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) : ok, good point.
He IS in doubt and MAY not be able to play.
You got to Mzansi yet?
I saw that he was rubbing his leg after that kick and told Sam it looks like a hammy, let’s just hope it’s not too bad. But they must not take any chances another strain and this injurie can get worse and there’s still a long road ahead in the CC.
@robdylan (Comment 2) : Nope leaving the darkside this evening/tomorrow morning. getting to Dbn at 17:50 tomorrow afternoon.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) : safe travels!
We don’t need this, eish… Not for the cheetahs game… 👿
oh no’s ….. 🙁
@Zibbie (Comment 7) : what happened to you this weekend? 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 8) :
shall we say my picks weren’t good enough 😛
ce sont des mauvaises nouvelles
@lostfish (Comment 10) : je ne comprends pas!
@robdylan (Comment 11) : @lostfish (Comment 10) : whatever 😆
Oh no not Potgieter again!!! Maybe he’ll kick a last minute drop goal to give the Sharks a win this time around 😛
@The Sharks Sharkie (Comment 13) : he he he