Injury Update: 3 August - Lions rugby

Injury Update: 3 August

Team News

3rd Aug 2021

The Sigma Lions team will be announced on Thursday, 05 August. 

The kick-off time for this week’s Carling Currie Cup match at Tafel Lager Park between the Tafel Lager Griquas and Sigma Lions is at 14:30.

Sigma Lions vs New Nation Pumas:

  • Vincent Tshituka: MCL (knee) grade 2; out for 6-8 weeks.
  • Jannie du Plessis: Knock on knee, still assessing the severity of the injury.

Other injuries:

  • Manuel Rass: Quad contusion; available in 1 week.
  • Divan Rossouw: Hamstring; available in ± 2 weeks.
  • Jaco Kriel: Following COVID-19 return to play protocols.
  • Roelof Smit: Grade 1 AC joint injury.
  • Tiaan Swanepoel: Fractured right fibula, ± 3 weeks left ahead of return.
  • Wilhelm van der Sluys: Shoulder injury; 5-6 weeks left ahead of return.
  • James-Henry Mollentze: Knee injury; ± 5 months left ahead of return.
  • Willem Alberts: Hamstring; ± 5 weeks left ahead of return.
  • Asenathi Ntlabakanye: knee Injury; out for 1-2 weeks.
  • Luke Rossouw: Knee, ±7 months left ahead of return.
  • Gianni Lombard: ACL; 3-4 weeks left ahead of return.

Available for selection this week:

  • Burger Odendaal
  • Ross Cronje
  • Emmanuel Tshituka

The Sigma Lions team will be announced on Thursday, 05 August.