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Dillon Smit grabs his shoulder
By Dillon Smit Another regrettable inscription has been given to the regrettable injury history.
The 27-year-old Lions scrum-half looks set for another substantial stint on the sidelines after injuring himself and dislocating his shoulder in his team’s narrow 19-16 Super Rugby Unlocked loss to the Sharks last weekend.
He underwent a scan last Saturday and will now need to see a specialist.
Smit looked visibly uncomfortable after he had to chase and defend a forward kick to divert attention from Sharks center Marius Louw, who was aiming for the test line and landed awkwardly on his opponent’s shoulder.
Smit, a former NWU-Pukke Varsity Cup star, has suffered injuries for most of his professional career, ranging from ankle problems to hamstring problems.
This latest setback will be particularly upsetting for him as he came out of relative obscurity, at least in terms of the Lions’ strong four-man group, to jump into the team’s starting lineup on the back of two good preseason sessions. performances.
Your replacement, Morne ‘Krappies’ van den BergHe was energetic, but Ivan van Rooyen, the Lions head coach, will likely prefer the firmness of Andre Warner or Ross Cronje to start Saturday’s meeting with the Stormers in Newlands.
Meanwhile, Springbok’s forgotten tourist and flanker Roelof smit, who arrived from the Bulls late last year, will start training thoroughly again this week.
The Lions will name their team for the game on Thursday.
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
