Former Springbok flyhalf Derick Hougaard was reportedly released from hospital on Friday. | Sport24news
Hougaard had been in the Intensive Care Unit for three weeks after battling respiratory pneumonia.Former Springbok flyhalf Derick Hougaard was reportedly released from hospital on Friday.
For three weeks, Hougaard had been battling respiratory pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.Hougaard's partner, popular Afrikaans singer Nádine told "I can't believe it, it's been very rough," said Nádine. "He is not out and about, but he is at home. He is, at the moment, extremely weak and can't really hold a conversation, as his vocal cords are still swollen."Get the Sport Report to stay up to speed with everything you need to know in the world of sport.
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