Stormers captain Ruhan Nel is raring to go ahead of their URC quarter-final against Cardiff.
The Stormers have received a massive psychological and tactical boost ahead of their United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Cardiff next weekend, with midfield linchpin Ruhan Nel declaring himself fit and ready for the high-stakes play-off rounds.
The veteran outside centre has completed a gruelling rehabilitation process and is timing his return perfectly for the business end of the season. Nel integrated seamlessly back into the squad over the last few weeks of the regular season following a calf injury, but he wasn’t risked in their final round-robin match against Cardiff on the synthetic 4G pitch.
However, he is firmly in line to start next weekend in the Stormers’ immediate rematch against the Welsh outfit. He will bring much-needed defensive stability to the Cape side’s midfield, which has been chopped and changed over the last few months because of a relentless injury crisis.
“Training has been really good,” Nel confirmed this week. “I trained the whole week with the boys in Cardiff. Training is a bit of a controlled environment, so if something pops up the medical staff can pull you in.
