Eben Etzebeth may have many nicknames in rugby, but on Tuesday ahead of the All-Blacks test in Johannesburg, he may have added “Lazarus” to those.
After not being named in the Bok team to face New Zealand on Saturday because of a twisted knee, Etzebeth may well resurrect his chances to face the old enemy if he gets through the training session on Tuesday.
Rassie Erasmus shares an update on Eben Etzebeth's injury and says there is still a chance a late change could be made ahead of the All Blacks match 🗣️Erasmus said that Etzebeth was initially chosen for the fixture, but then told the team management he couldn’t train on Monday, prompting them to leave him out, but then turned around and felt no discomfort from the injury that kept him from training on Monday.
Ben-Jason Dixon is likely to drop to the bench while Pieter-Steph du Toit will move back to his preferred seven flank position."We announced the team last night with Eben out because if you don't train on the Monday after the team is announced internally, you don't play on Saturday," Erasmus said. "If that's the case, we'll be happy, but it will be very unlucky for Elrigh, Marco or Kwagga in terms of being left out.Erasmus explained that the injury wasn’t your normal run of the mill injury and that it was understandable that Etzebeth could recover."It came about from him changing feet during a scrum session and it wasn't a case of a teammate running into him to a point where there's a tear and everything is in pieces.
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