Springboks assistant coach Deon Davids revealed the injury problems his team were dealing with after two rounds of the competition, with Eben Etzebeth the biggest worry for management.
The Springboks will have to wait and see if Eben Etzebeth can shrug off an unspecified niggle to be fit to play against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday. Photo: Tertius Pickard/AFPwill look to shake off their ‘lock hoodoo’ as they wait on the fitness on a number of forwards for theirThe Springboks have won their first two matches away against Australia. In fact, both matches saw the Springboks convincing victors with similar scorelines.
Davids also revealed that Salmaan Moerat, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Jean Kleyn would not be considered due to injury. RG Snyman, meanwhile, may not be available for an even longer period. “Salmaan follows the normal HIA protocol so he won’t be available for selection for this game. We’ve also got a hoodoo in terms of our locks. At this stage Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Jean Kleyn — guys are out with injury. At this point in time RG Snyman is also unavailable due to a leg injury. He will be out for a couple of weeks.”“Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ruan Nortje had a good game in the last outing.
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