Sharks wing Lwazi Mvovo says the injury he sustained against Saracens is not as serious as initially feared.
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Mvovo, 27, was stretchered off in the 48th minute of the Sharks’ friendly clash in London on Saturday in what looked like a serious neck injury.
The Ceel C Sharks lost the game 23-15.
But the Springbok announced via his Twitter account that the injury is not as serious.
“Morning everyone, thank you so much for your good wishes. Bad knock to the head, nothing too serious. God bless,” he posted on Sunday.
The Sharks clearly looked rusty against Saracens but one has to remember that Saracens are more than midway through a season whereas this was the first run for the Sharks in 2014.
The 2 quick Yellow Cards in succession for the 2 Sharks locks also complicated matters and Saracens managed 14 points in the time the Sharks were reduced to less than 15 men.
Regarding the Sharks clearly weak scrums, one wonders whether the artificial turf pitch at Allianz Stadium had something to do with it or whether there is a heap of work left for the Sharks to do before Super Rugby starts.
The backline of the Sharks also looked clueless at times and I saw nothing exiting from the much vaunted Tim Swiel to exccite me. I thought Andre Esterhuizen at No 12 inside centre had a strong game.
Johan Botes also made a massive impact when he came on as replacement openside flank and Willem Albberts & Jean Deysel had good games.
The worst of the Sharks bunch for me was Cobus Reinach and the injection of much quicker ball by Charl McLeod at scrumhalf was telling, to say the least.