Sacha just required to rest for now
12/30/2024 10:30 PM
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s latest injury is not expected to sideline him for the long term.
The 22-year-old DHL Stormers star injured his shoulder straight from the kick-off in last Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks at Cape Town Stadium while being tackled by Phepsi Buthelezi and Dylan Richardson.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu, playing at inside centre, soldiered on before being substituted just before half time.
“We were offering him to come off but he said 'no', he'll keep trying, and I'm sure it was helpful for the team but we probably should've pulled the trigger for him to come off a bit earlier,” Stormers coach John Dobson admitted after the match.
"It's a blow for us, such a special player; three games in a row where we've lost him within minutes."
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According to Netwerk24, Feinberg-Mngomezulu damaged his sternoclavicular joint, which links the collarbone and sternum. But as there was no dislocation or fracture, he has been told to rest until the pain and swelling goes away. If it doesn’t, he may need an MRI scan.
It has been a frustrating month for Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who left the field in the 30th minute of the match against the Sharks in Durban due to concussion before limping off the field in the 28th minute of the home clash against the Lions after being tackled by prop Asenathi Ntlabakane.
The Stormers’ next match is against the Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup at Cape Town Stadium on 11 January.
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