Sharks v Hurricanes
Several Hurricanes players and team trainer Graeme Lowe have been laid low by a mystery illness on the eve of their match against the Sharks in Durban.
Lowe, first five-eighth David Holwell and several others are in bed with stomach problems.
"Some of the guys have a bad stomach upset, and Lowe has been in bed all day," coach Graham Mourie said.
"We'll have to wait and see what happens. But we don't want to be seen to be making excuses before the match [tomorrow]."
There are, strangely, eight changes to the Sharks team who beat the Highlanders last week, although some of them are positional.
There is some speculation Sharks captain Mark Andrews and one or two other leading players left out because of injury, will suddenly appear in playing uniform. Local coaches have pulled this trick before for big matches.
- NZPA
New Zealand's Super 12 squads
2001 Super 12 schedule/results
Hurricanes squad laid low by mystery bug
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