Rising Springbok star Ethan Hooker has been forced to go under the knife after he was dived on in the act of scoring a try for the Sharks on Saturday.
JP Pietersen has made a number of injury-enforced changes ahead of the Sharks' United Rugby Championship clash with Edinburgh on Friday night.
The United Rugby Championship (URC) has announced that no disciplinary action will be taken against Ospreys winger Luke Morgan for his late tackle on Sharks and Springbok back Ethan Hooker.
Ospreys winger Luke Morgan has defended his actions following the controversial tackle that left Sharks centre Ethan Hooker injured.
The departure of Springbok and Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams to Japan was confirmed on Monday.
Sharks head coach JP Pietersen expressed deep frustration and concern after Springbok utility back Ethan Hooker suffered a serious shoulder injury in the Sharks' 21-17 defeat to the Ospreys in Swansea.