FNB UKZN are one team who have struggled with injuries at the most crucial stages in the past few seasons. This has ultimately been one of the main challenges in their evidently inconsistent performances in the FNB Varsity Shield competition. Hooker, Jordan Ramsamy, is one of those who has been on the injury list and has opened up on his comeback from an ACL injury which sidelined him for more than nine months.
In his comeback the 20-year-old scored Impi’s first try in the 2025 FNB Varsity Shield campaign, when they suffered a defeat to newcomers FNB SPU.
“I had a grade 3 tear in my ACL and Meniscus and yes it was a long and tough nine months of rehab. I have to thank our UKZN team Physio Coach Thabane for assisting me and helping me with my rehab and getting me back to play, all credit goes to him,” said Ramsamy.
“It was a long nine months, and it was mentally draining but I am glad to be back playing and ready for the rest of the season ahead”.
Ramsamy believes that Impi need to be hard at work particularly on their defensive efforts.
“Honestly regardless of the conditions and long bus trip us as a team are proud of the way we played but we know we could have executed certain aspects of the game better. We came together during training sessions to analyze ourselves. We are all clear that in the upcoming games, we must work hard on our defense and with that I believe we should shut down the opposition to concede fewer points against our opponents in this competition.”
“The first-round loss was hard to take and after that we did some introspection in terms of how we can improve our up-coming games. I believe personally continuing to do my extras week in and week out will benefit the team, and as a team we should take each week as a final to achieve our set target that we as a group set for ourselves. What everyone can expect from UKZN is that we have developed a ‘never-give-up’ attitude and we will bounce back.”
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By: Mpendulo Letsoalo
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