37 - 23

39 - 19

52 - 17

28 - 24

22 - 30

30 - 3

41 - 9

12 - 45

LIVE

40'

LIVE

40'

Tomorrow

08:40

Tomorrow

10:00

Tomorrow

11:10

Tomorrow

15:05

Bad news Ulster... Marcell Coetzee's season is effectively over

By RugbyPass

14 Oct 2017

Marcell Coetzee has signed for the Bulls/.

Ulster-based Bok loose forward Marcell Coetzee underwent surgery in South Africa this past week.

He has had recurrent left knee problems, because of a laxity in his previously repaired ACL, and to repair this he has had revision surgery performed on this ligament.

His anticipated return to play time is nine months. Coetzee has played just one game this season for Ulster, in the 42-19 win over the Cheetahs last month.

Before that his last game for Ulster was against Zebre in March. The Bok flank, who has played the last of his 28 Tests against Argentina in 2015, suffered the latest knee injury early this year.

Coetzee lasted just 19 minutes of his side’s 68-21 win over Zebre before he hobbled off. He had only made his debut for Ulster in February, despite having joined them in September last year.

That was because of the knee injury that kept him out for most of 2016 and cut short his final Super Rugby season with the Sharks.

Source: Rugby365

LIVE

Comments

0 Comments

Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Latest Features

LONG READ

Kazuki Himeno: ‘Eddie gave me a task - to be the world's best back-rower’

The Brave Blossoms roll into London desperate to show English rugby its wealth of riches with the gifted back-row at the forefront.

LONG READ

Lamb to the slaughter? Italy aim to 'get stuck into' All Blacks

Italy were hammered by New Zealand at RWC23, but Dino Lamb says there is 'no bigger opportunity' to face 'the best'.

LONG READ

Gatland defiant but Welsh rugby no nearer escape route with Springboks looming

No one is expecting Wales to beat South Africa but the performance will go a long way to proving Gatland retains the faith of his players

Comments on RugbyPass

The One 12 minutes ago

South Africa player ratings | 2024 Autumn Nations Series

I'd rate the brothers Hendricks a point or two lower. Jaden has really not delivered on his early promise and Jordan's kicking at posts was quite erratic. Amongst other things.

I was really surprised that DuhDuh was replaced and not Jordan. DuhDuh had a great game and just underlined his class in a backline that was not firing on all cylinders.

Damian Willemse was missed. Hopefully he'll be back to full fitness and have an injury free 2025 (and '26 and '27 and so on until he decides to retire to spend time with his grandchildren).

RG was great. What an athlete.

Very happy that Hanekom made his debut at last. He gave a good account of himself and will hopefully grow into his role on the international stage.

All things considered, this was another frustrating Bok performance. Even though it was a comfortable win, it wasn't a commanding win. This Welsh team should've been put away by a far larger margin.

But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁

2 Go to comments

kenday 45 minutes ago

Italy vs New Zealand | Live & Latest Rugby Union Scores & Results | RugbyPass

Go the AB's .. Probs win by about 30 I reckon ... Cheers ..

5 Go to comments

Bull Shark 55 minutes ago

Italy vs New Zealand | Live & Latest Rugby Union Scores & Results | RugbyPass

Nice touch with the haka.

5 Go to comments

Bull Shark 58 minutes ago

Italy vs New Zealand | Live & Latest Rugby Union Scores & Results | RugbyPass