South African side arrive in Ireland for their first URC match of the season fresh from winning Currie Cup
bitterly disappointed with two points from the 35-33 score but with something to prove in their second game of the
On that front there was bad news for Jordan Duggan, who was ruled out of the Emerging Ireland tour on Friday. He will now return to Connacht to continue his rehabilitation on an ankle injury sustained during training.
Fourteen of the 15 players that started in the final have travelled to Ireland except for secondrow Emile van Heerden, who misses out after leaving the field with a head injury and is following concussion protocols. Last week Sharks fullback Jordan Hendrikse, who starts at 15 again, landed a last-minute penalty from inside his own half to secure the 16-14 Currie Cup win in Johannesburg.
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