DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has released an injury report following his team’s 23-26 Absa Currie Cup loss to the MTN Golden Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday night.

One player picked up an injury against the Lions:

– Syia Kolisi (Flank): Broken thumb (left hand), which will require surgery. He will be out of action for the rest of the 2012 Absa Currie Cup season.

Other injury news:
– Prop Deon Carstens (broken nose) should be back in action after missing the Lions match.
– Flank Rynhardt Elstadt (groin) will be re-assessed again on Monday after missing the Lions match.
– No.8 Nick Koster (knee) will be re-assessed again on Monday as he continues his rehabilitation from his long-term injury which he picked up during the Vodacom Super Rugby season.
– Flyhalf Gary van Aswegen (knee) is available for selection again after getting some game time for the Maties.
– Fullback Joe Pietersen (wrist) will be re-assessed again on Monday after also missing the Lions match.

DHL Western Province face the Vodacom Blue Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday, September 1 (kick-off 19h10).

Quotes from DHL WP head coach Allister Coetzee:

SPEAKING ABOUT THE LIONS MATCH:
“It’s frustrating to play so well and to lose again – similar, in many ways, to the Sharks match at the start of the season.

“We went into an early lead but our discipline and individual errors cost us. We did well to come back and we could’ve won… then we could’ve drawn and then we ended up losing, so, clearly, the luck is not on our side at the moment! But we will keep knocking and learn from our errors – we remain as determined as ever to bounce back from these setbacks.

“We’re back at home this coming weekend (against the Bulls) and we have seven games left this season, so we have a chance to put things right and stay in touch for a semifinal place.”

SPEAKING ABOUT THE INJURY TO SIYA KOLISI:
“Siya’s injury is the only fresh concern from the weekend and it’s obviously a very big loss for us at this stage of the season.”