Springbok fans were dealt another injury blow last weekend after Deon Fourie’s one-minute cameo ended in disaster.

Brought on in the 62nd minute, subbed off in the 63rd; Fourie was later spotted in crutches and a leg brace, visibly fearing the worst.

A few days later it was confirmed to be a broken tibula, renowned for being a season-ending injury, tarnishing the 38-year-old’s hopes of earning another Springbok cap.

“It’s a broken tibia, so he’ll be out for a while,” Sharks forwards coach, Rito Hlungwani, said in a post-match conference.

“Losing a player of Deon’s calibre and experience is a major blow. But you know, Deon was in yesterday and he is in today. He is one guy that really contributes to the team in total different ways. So not having him on the field is a major blow, but he’ll still be present.

“He has really took Paul de Villiers under his wing. He was in the office today analysing the game with him, so we’re still have him in that regard, it’s just tricky and tough not having him on the field. We’re moving forward and he is helping us move forward in the right ways.”

Sacha can grow

Meanwhile, teammate Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu offered insight into how he can grow as a player, saying, “I think I am well on the way there [to learning from those yellow card mistakes].

“My job for any team I play for is to move the needle forward and that wasn’t one of my best moments,” the Springbok fly-half admitted.

“But I like to play the game at 100% and sometimes I am going to be on the edge. Of course you don’t get that yellow card if you have played a perfect game on the edge so I know that it cost the team and it isn’t a good look for Stormers rugby.

“But I want to keep giving 100% for the team and just not make those little mistakes. I want to mature my game so I stay on the right side of yellow cards but at the same time I don’t want to change my game or my competitiveness for the team.”

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