Jaco Coetzee, who was helped off the field in severe pain during the 41-24 win over the Rebels that ended the tour of Australasia on a positive note, will be back on the field within the next two to three weeks, he may be joined on the sidelines by scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies this week, supersport.com reports.
Coetzee is better than expected, but the Stormers may have a few other injury worries to contend with ahead of their Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies at Newlands on Saturday.
Jantjies has been a revelation in the Stormers No 9 jersey this season and was again good against the Rebels, but according to coach Robbie Fleck, his knee flared up after the game.
“The feedback on Jaco is that is just a contusion on the patella, which is not as bad as we feared. We thought he may be out for a long time as we feared it might be broken.
Hopefully he will be back in two to three weeks. He has been outstanding for us this season.
The positive news for the Stormers is that they have had their scrumhalf resources bolstered by the return to fitness of Paul de Wet, who was good in the Currie Cup games he played last year before being injured.
EW Viljoen has returned to training and will play for WP in Paarl, while JJ Engelbrecht is over his injury.