Dan du Plessis should be back in the Stormers midfield on Saturday despite being hospitalised last week.
The 25-year-old centre has not played since late November due to a knee injury, but that’s not why he was in doubt for the north-south Vodacom URC derby against the Vodacom Bulls at Cape Town Stadium.
According to Netwerk24, Du Plessis spent a few days on a drip in hospital last week because of an E. coli infection that he is suspected to have contracted during a swimming session in Camps Bay.
“It’s important to note that no one has confirmed the player’s infection was contracted while swimming at Camps Bay,” a City of Cape Town official said in response to the story. “The City can confirm no sewer spills in Camps Bay for January, and daily samples at the beach continue to show water quality within recreational use guidelines.”
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Du Plessis has since recovered and is expected to make his rugby return this week, having last featured for the Stormers in the URC round 7 match against the Sharks at Kings Park.
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