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Dewald’s injury jinx hits again
2012-04-16 13:04
Rob Houwing, Sport24 chief writer
Cape Town – Bulls loose forward Dewald Potgieter faces a
fresh stint of up to six weeks on the sidelines, almost immediately after
recovering from a previous injury and getting a few minutes’ game-time against
the Lions on Saturday.
The blond Springbok had a short burst off the bench in the
Super Rugby derby at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday night, but pretty promptly hurt
a hamstring.
He said on Twitter on Monday: “News regarding the scan:
Grade 2 hamstring tear: 4-6 weeks. Just gonna keep my eye on the prize – the 10
minutes I played felt worth it.”
Slightly later, in reply to a follower who asked whether
this meant he would miss the Bulls’ overseas leg, which follows this weekend’s
Loftus clash with the Brumbies and then a bye, Potgieter added: “It depends on
whether I can summon my superhuman regeneration powers a la forearm.”
He was referring to the prior mishap which ruled him out of
rugby for several weeks, badly wounding some tendons in his wrist and arm area
after cutting himself trying to open a stuck bathroom window at a friend’s
wedding.
Better news for the Bulls is that experienced fetcher Deon
Stegmann is thought to be back in the frame to face the Australian
conference-leading Brumbies on Saturday (19:10).
A start is well less than guaranteed, however, as the Bulls
have been well served thus far by a trio of captain Pierre Spies, Jacques
Potgieter and Super Rugby revelation CJ Stander, the latter operating slightly
out of position as a No 6 during Stegmann’s layoff.
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