A South African Rugby official had described Etzebeth as 'extremely close' to his father, Harry.
NEW ZEALAND - Stand-in South Africa skipper Eben Etzebeth will play against New Zealand on Saturday in Auckland despite the death of his father, a team official told AFP.
Etzebeth took part in the captain's run at Mount Smart Stadium on Friday morning, with Springboks media manager Zeena Isaacs confirming to AFP he would play.Etzebeth is standing in as skipper, with the Springboks' regular captain Siya Kolisi sidelined by a knee injury."It's been a pretty tough week for him and his family. As a team, we send our condolences to the Etzebeth family," All Blacks captain Sam Cane told reporters.
This season's Rugby Championship has been trimmed back to three rounds due to the World Cup, which kicks off in September.
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