Lions scrumhalf Morne van den Berg has been called up to the Springbok squad in place of the injured Grant Williams.
The Boks leave for Argentina on Saturday knowing a win in Santiago next weekend will secure them the Rugby Championship title.
The Springboks have suffered another big injury blow ahead of their mini tour to Argentina for next Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Pumas in Santiago.because of a neck injury, comes the announcement that scrumhalf Grant Williams is also out of action and will miss the tour to Argentina.
The world champions are just three log points away from winning the competition title. A win next Saturday would give them theBesides Kitshoff and now Williams, other players on the Bok injured list are Damian Willemse, Lood de Jager, Jean Kleyn, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert and Faf de Klerk.Williams, who started at scrumhalf for the Boks against the All Blacks in Cape Town last weekend, was ruled out of the tour due to a knock to the arm. It is not known for how long he will be sidelined.
“It’s always sad to lose a player to injury, and we feel for Grant who has been waiting patiently for his chance to start this season, which he finally achieved last week,” said Bok coach Rassie Erasmus., and if one player is injured it opens the door for another player to make a statement. Morne has only played two Tests so far, and facing Argentina at home is a completely different challenge to what he has faced so far, as is the case with many of the younger players in the touring squad.
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