SOUTH AFRICAN FLANKER Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out for nine months with an ACL injury he sustained over the weekend.
The 24-year-old, who is joining Ulster next season, suffered the knee injury and had to be stretchered off during the Sharks’ 24-9 defeat to the Lions on Saturday.
Coetzee will undergo an operation this week and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
The Springbok backrow forward agreed a three-year deal with Ulster in February and was set to move to Belfast at the end of the current Super Rugby season.
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However, he may not feature for the province until December at the earliest.
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