Stormers coach Robbie Fleck said that the safety of the players would always come first.
The experienced second-rower was named in the Stormers; starting line-up on Thursday‚ after passing a number of standard tests in the week‚ but has subsequently been ruled out.
As a result JD Schickerling comes into the starting XV to form a lock partnership with Chris van Zyl‚ with Salmaan Moerat on the replacements’ bench.“We were hopeful that Eben would be fit to play against the Hurricanes‚ but unfortunately he did not come through some of the tests later in the week‚ so we made the call to give him another week to recover fully‚” Fleck said.
“JD Schickerling has been in great form this season and we are also excited about what Salmaan Moerat will do with this opportunity.”: 15 Dillyn Leyds‚ 14 Sergeal Petersen‚ 13 Ruhan Nel‚ 12 Damian de Allende‚ 11 SP Marais‚ 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis‚ 9 Herschel Jantjies‚ 8 Juarno Augustus‚ 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit‚ 6 Siya Kolisi ‚ 5 JD Schickerling‚ 4 Chris van Zyl‚ 3 Frans Malherbe‚ 2 Bongi Mbonambi‚ 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni‚ 17 Corne Fourie‚ 18 Wilco Louw‚ 19 Salmaan Moerat‚ 20 Jaco Coetzee‚ 21 Justin Phillips‚ 22 Dan du Plessis‚ 23 Damian Willemse.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Stormers' Eben Etzebeth ruled out of Hurricanes clashEtzebeth took a knock to the head in the victory over the Jaguares last weekend but was named in the team’s starting line-up on Thursday.
Read more »
Etzebeth boost for Stormers ahead of Hurricanes clash“Eben obviously had the concussion on Friday‚ but he has passed his stage one of his HIA protocols. Everyone is looking fit and I am confident that everyone can play on Saturday.'
Read more »
Etzebeth named to start but may still miss Hurricanes clashStormers coach Robbie Fleck will give experienced lock Eben Etzebeth as long as possible to be fit to face the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday.
Read more »
Stormers bludgeon Jaguares into submission at NewlandsThe Stormers earned a confidence-boosting, bonus point win before their four-week slog around Australasia with an emphatic 35-8 victory over the Jaguares at Newlands on Friday.
Read more »
Stormers find second-half rhythm to claim bonus-point win over Jaguares | IOLFleck will be delighted that his team are on a winning run ahead of a tour that will see them face the Hurricanes, Blues, Reds and Rebels.
Read more »
Bonus point win for Stormers over Jags
Read more »
Stormers put horror start behind them with third straight winThe Stormers continued an impressive recovery from a stumbling start to the Super Rugby season when they outclassed the Jaguares 35-8 in Cape Town Friday for a bonus-point victory.
Read more »
Stormer Dan Du Plessis forges own path rising from rugby’s dynastyStormers centre Dan du Plessis comes from South African rugby royalty‚ but he wants to carve his own path after resurrecting his career this season.
Read more »
Stormer Dan forges own path rising from rugby’s Du Plessis dynastyStormers centre Dan du Plessis comes from South African rugby royalty‚ but he wants to carve his own path after resurrecting his career this season.
Read more »
Lions opt for two locks to their backrow for their Super Rugby clash against the Sunwolves in SingaporeWith their loose forward stocks somewhat depleted‚ the Lions have opted to redeploy two locks to their backrow for their Super Rugby clash against the Sunwolves in Singapore on Saturday.
Read more »