Sharks struggling for locks
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The defending champion Sharks have been dealt a massive injury blow that could potentially trip up their Currie Cup campaign.
Already thin on second row resources, the Sharks have lost a lock to injury and could lose a second - as they prepared to host a desperate Griquas team in Durban on Saturday.
Lock JC Astle has been diagnosed with a hamstring strain, suffered in the 22-32 loss to the Pumas in Nelspruit at the weekend, and will spend at least three weeks on the sidelines.
The other starting lock from last week, Etienne Oosthuizen, has an ankle niggle and a call on his availabi…
Already thin on second row resources, the Sharks have lost a lock to injury and could lose a second - as they prepared to host a desperate Griquas team in Durban on Saturday.
Lock JC Astle has been diagnosed with a hamstring strain, suffered in the 22-32 loss to the Pumas in Nelspruit at the weekend, and will spend at least three weeks on the sidelines.
The other starting lock from last week, Etienne Oosthuizen, has an ankle niggle and a call on his availabi…
