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StormersDeon Fourie Faces Scan After Croc-Roll Injury as Calls for Ban Grow

Coaches demand harsher penalties for croc-rolls to protect players before a trip to Cardiff that will decide home-playoff rights.

Overview

  • Deon Fourie injured his knee in Friday’s 38-38 draw at Ulster after a croc-roll, a rolling clear-out used to remove a ball-stealer at the ruck.
  • Ulster captain Iain Henderson received a yellow card that a bunker review upgraded to a 20-minute red.
  • The Stormers said Monday that Fourie will fly to Cape Town for scans, with suspected medial ligament damage.
  • Head coach John Dobson urged rugby to ban the croc-roll and to remove offenders for the full match.
  • The draw dropped the Stormers to second with one game left at Cardiff, where a win would secure a home quarter-final.