Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan expects fullback Shaun Stephenson to miss “a few weeks” after the Test All Black suffered what appeared to be a hamstring injury during the 38-22 win over the Waratahs on Friday.
After a dominant opening quarter from the Waratahs at Sydney's Allianz Stadium, Stevenson's individual brilliance helped inspire a Chiefs comeback as the visitors began to chip away at the Tahs' massive 12-point deficit.
With the Chiefs down a man after Etene Nanai-Seturo was shown a yellow card, Stevenson collected the ball about 40 meters from the try line but was good enough to turn the play into something special by cutting through a gap in midfield.
The man known as 'The Shooter' beat Waratah's first five Tane Edmead on the inside with his right foot sending the outside back going home untouched. But unfortunately for the Chiefs, Stevenson stopped working even worse and was replaced.
Stevenson grabbed his right hamstring as he put the ball down for the score, and after receiving some medical treatment in the goal area, the prolific goalscorer limped off the field for what may be the last time for a short time.
“Things weren't looking good,” coach Clayton McMillan told reporters. “It didn't look good from the start and I imagine he will be out for at least two weeks.
“I think he wouldn't have come out if the injury wasn't serious.
“We also had an injury to Jimmy Tupou. He appears to have a fractured eye socket, so it's just another example of the game being physical in nature and sometimes injuries will happen.
“It's unfortunate because I thought he was integral to a lot of the good things we did today.”
Stevenson's much-needed try in the 22ndSecond abbreviation The minute helped breathe new life into the Chiefs as they began to dominate the contest. The visitors began to look more threatening as Damien McKenzie began to have more of a say.
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McKenzie, widely considered the favorite to wear the No.10 shirt for the All Blacks, sent winger Emoni Narawa on target just before half-time with a brilliant pass. Narawa were good enough to overcome Max Jorgensen's defensive effort.
The Chiefs leveled the score at 12 goals thanks to a Narawa effort, but they took things to a whole new level in the second term as they sent four tries to one of the Waratahs. It was a bit of a struggle but the Chiefs did enough to secure a bonus point win.
“We really challenged our guys as far as physicality, especially early, and I think both teams came in with that mentality,” McMillan said.
“We won that battle but we paid the price early.
“We kept our composure and had a couple of chances at the end of the first half which got us back into a tight ball game and we were happy with that.
“We have a lot of respect for the Waratahs,” he added. “We feel they are a better team than the ladder shows.
“Every time we play them, they are a big side, a physical side, and the games they have won against the Crusaders (this season) have been built around that.
“I really respected what they were bringing to the table but more than anything we weren't satisfied with that aspect of our game against the Hurricanes, so it was an opportunity during the bye week to look in the mirror and ask ourselves if this is the kind of rugby we want to see in a jersey. Chiefs.
“I don't think a lot of people wanted to see that, so it was good to see the response today.”
