Star wing Seabelo Senatla will miss this Friday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Eastern Province Kings at DHL Newlands, after picking up an ankle strain against the Blue Bulls last weekend.
Speedster Senatla set up a try for Kobus van Wyk and scored a brilliant individual try himself on Saturday, before limping off with an ankle injury after falling awkwardly in the 67th minute at Loftus Versfeld.
At this stage he will miss this weekend’s clash against the Kings, as well as DHL WP’s away clash against the Golden Lions next weekend.
DHL Western Province are the only unbeaten team in the 2014 Absa Currie Cup after four rounds of action and will host the EP Kings at DHL Newlands on Friday (kick-off 19h10).
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The full DHL Western Province injury report (01/09/14):
– Wing Seabelo Senatla will be out for a minimum of two weeks with an ankle strain. He has been sent for a scan, after waiting for the swelling to subside, to ensure that there is no further damage to his ankle.
– Kenyan wing Willie Ambaka is still unavailable for selection with an ankle injury (syndesmosis) of his own.
– Centre Michael van der Spuy has passed a fitness test on his hamstring – which saw him miss the Bulls match – and is back at full training.
– Hooker Scarra Ntubeni (calf muscle) is fit but still not available for selection. He will definitely be ready for the Lions game in Johannesburg (Saturday, September 13).
QUOTES FROM DHL WESTERN PROVINCE COACH ALLISTER COETZEE:
On facing the EP Kings on Friday and possible team changes:
“The Kings pushed the Lions in Port Elizabeth last weekend and (Lions coach) Johan Ackermann said as much. We will take a closer look at them on video before making a call on Seabelo’s replacement – as we need to take that all into account.
“There’s good (selection) competition in the team and good players on the bench, but you don’t want to make wholesale changes. You want rest a few players without hampering the rhythm of the side – at most you would want to make about three/four changes.”
On possible wing replacements for Seabelo Senatla:
“We have Devon Williams and Pat Howard, who are part of our squad, and we’ve got Under-21 players Justin Geduld and EW Viljoen training with us too.
“Geduld is an out and out outside back and he also has an accurate left boot. We don’t want to push him too hard but he’s settled in nicely in the Under-21 team and, of course, Pat Howard did well for us in Round One when he came on as a wing.”
