People always talk about Goosen being injury prone - but what about Francois Steyn?
Francois Steyn came back from France in April/May 2012 and played two games for the Sharks in Super 15. That was followed up by Four games in the RC and he then had an ankle injury that kept him out of the game for six months.
He was not in top physical form on his return from France. He seemed to be overweight and slow in pace. Was that the reason for the ankle injury?
On his return to Super 15 in 2013 - he was reportedly weighing 118 kgs and put on a special programme to get back to a reasonable weight and to pick up on his mobility. It did not work out and after 4 matches (two of which he was benched fairly early) he was dropped from the starting line - up. Then he came on from the bench in two games and played for about 10 to 15 minutes in each. Thereafter he played one full match and suffered compartment pressure in the second game - result he was out of rugby for 6 months.
He returned to play in the CC - but played only in 2 games - ne from the bench.
Since Steyn's return from France he has only played in the equivalent of 14 rugby games. He was absent through injury for about half the fames played in the nearly 2 years after his return. He is injured again - not a good sign for the upcoming Super 15 season.
Frequent serious injuries can occur in respect of all players. However, when a player has serious injuries of the magnitude in evidence here there may be grounds to question why they do occur - and the one question remains - is the guy really match fit?
