Lukhanyo Am is the best replacement any team can have for a player of Makazole Mapimpi's calibre, but the one without the other lends a small bed of empty space after their 2019 Rugby World Cup heroics.
Lukhanyo Am playing against Argentina on 5 August, from where he got injured and missed out on Rugby World Cup selection.Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi are brothers-in-arms and by all accounts, if the fates had allowed, should have been playing together at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.
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