FORMER Springbok lock Johan Ackerman has been ruled out of the Bankfin Currie Cup rugby final after sustaining a neck injury at the Golden Lions’ training session on Tuesday. Ackerman twisted his neck while practising lineouts and a subsequent scan revealed he had damaged ligaments. It has been an unlucky season for Ackerman, who returned to rugby after a two-year suspension for use of illegal substances. He missed the Super-12 due to a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of Currie Cup action for two months with a dislocated elbow.
Golden Lions team:
Kobus Engelbrecht, Chester Williams, Jannie van der Walt, Wickus Venter, Thinus Delport, Hennie le Roux, Brett Johnstone, AJ Venter, Walter Minnaar, Jannes Labuschagne, Hannes Strydom (capt), Bruce Thorne, Willie Meyer, Leon Boshoff, Marius Mostert. Substitutes: Dean Hall, Mac Masina, Bennie Nortje, Eric van der Merwe, Russell Winter, Nick Moore, James Dalton.