Former Springboks winger Tonderai Chavhanga and rising prop JD Moller will miss the rest of the Super 14 regular season just as the Stormers' playoffs bid is heating up.

It was confirmed today that Chavhanga suffered a hamstring injury and Moller dislocated his shoulder in the 20-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday at Newlands.

Chavhanga will be out for at least four weeks and Moller will miss three to four months, according to Stormers media manager Frikkie Erasmus.

"It is a huge setback, but we have to deal with it," Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus said.

"The nice thing about it is that Tondi set a high standard for the next guy to try and improve on. The same goes for JD. Now the challenge is there for the rest of the guys to prove themselves."

The Stormers have risen to fourth in the standings having won their last three matches, and five of their last six.

AP