The Chiefs have taken a big injury hit with the loss of Mike Delany for the season and Lelia Masaga who is also likely to miss the rest of the Super 14.
Chiefs first-five eighth Mike Delany will be out of rugby for up to six months after suffering a fracture of his glenoid - the socket of the shoulder joint - in last Friday’s Chiefs v Stormers match.
Delany will have surgery this Friday in Hamilton on his right shoulder.
Chiefs physiotherapist Dennis Shepherd said: "This is a significant impact injury. Such an injury has to be surgically repaired to get a good outcome. Currently the fracture is displaced.
"The surgery will aim to reduce the displacement and fix the bone."
Meanwhile, Chiefs winger Lelia Masaga is ruled out of rugby for the next three to six weeks due to a tear to his lateral meniscus of his right knee.
Masaga will be under going an arthroscopy to repair his injury on Friday in Hamilton.
