Stormers sweat over in-form Damian Willemse ahead of URC knockouts

The Stormers are sweating over the fitness of star player Damian Willemse ahead of their United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final against Edinburgh on Saturday. 

The 24-year-old injured his arm in his side's final group game against Scarlets in Llanelli on 21 May - the Stormers won 26-21 - and has been struggling since. 

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Sport24 understands that Willemse has not trained much this week, but that he is desperate to play on Saturday in front of what is expected to be a near-capacity Cape Town crowd. 

The Stormers will announce their team for the match on Friday after Willemse undergoes a fitness test to show that he is ready to go. 

If the Stormers win on Saturday - kickoff is at 19:00 - they will also host the tournament semi-final next weekend after finishing second on the overall URC log.