Glasgow Warriors set to be without Scotland winger for remainder of season as Welsh side pose threat in race for play-off places

Glasgow Warriors look set to lose Kyle Steyn for the remainder of the season after the Scotland winger suffered an Achilles injury in the defeat by Stormers in Cape Town.

Steyn, who can also play at centre, has been in fine form for his club who are fighting for a play-off place in the United Rugby Championship.

They face the Bulls in Pretoria at altitude on Friday as they look to end their mini-tour of South Africa with a victory.

“Kyle Steyn is definitely out [of Bulls games],” said Danny Wilson, the Glasgow coach. “He has an Achilles injury but it’s not quite as black and white as that. It’s the ligaments in that area and we are trying to nail down what it means.

“It’s a medium term injury, and hopefully not long term, but it’s unlucky for Kyle who’s been in really good form and was really looking forward to playing back in South Africa but only lasted around 10 minutes.”

Steyn, who was player of the match in Glasgow’s win over Newcastle in the Challenge Cup recently, has had the injury scanned and is due to see a specialist to assess the extent of the damage. There could also be repercussions in terms of his availability for Scotland’s summer tour of Argentina.

In the meantime, Ratu Tagive has flown in from Glasgow to join the Warriors squad and will provide wing cover for the Bulls game.

“It’s definitely a medium termer but whether we see Kyle again this season, we’ll have to wait and see but at the moment it’s doubtful,” added Wilson who has not had his troubles to seek of late in terms of injuries.

Sam Johnson, the Scotland centre, also had to come off against Stormers, with an ankle problem, and faces a race to be fit to face the Bulls.

“Sammy Johnson picked up a niggle and we’re still trying to see what that