Goosen ruled out of Currie Cup Final

Johan Goosen has been ruled out of the Currie Cup final on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19 following a mandatory test 48 hours after the game.

The 29-year-old will miss the finals clash with Natal Sharks as he is in quarantine.

“I have been fortunate enough to coach a lot of good players and see so many good players come through teams that I have coached,” said coach Jake White after last week's game where Goosen was the man of the match.

"He is no different. You saw tonight what he is like when he is on song.

“Sure, our forwards were good, but we didn’t get a lineout or a scrum for a long time in the game and when we did, obviously the forwards got us good front-foot ball. Before that, his game control, his understanding of what to do and how he executed those things was phenomenal.”