Prop Steven Kitshoff has been introduced into the beginning line-up for South Africa of their Rugby Championship opener towards Australia in Pretoria after Ox Nche picked up a pectoral muscle damage.
Kitshoff was imagined to be on his solution to New Zealand as a part of a complicated social gathering of gamers forward of the Springboks’ second fixture in Auckland in July 15, however has been held again.
Nche has been dominated out of the rest of the southern hemisphere competitors and can work on his health forward of the Rugby World Cup in France beginning in September.
Former Junior Springbok prop Gerhard Steenekamp has been drafted into the squad for Saturday’s sport in Pretoria.
“It is by no means best to lose a participant to damage days earlier than an necessary Check match, however sadly it is a part of the sport,” Bok coach Jacques Nienaber mentioned.
“We’re significantly unhappy for Ox as a result of he is been working very laborious in the previous couple of months and making an amazing contribution on and off the sector.”
South Africa: Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie, Lukhanyo Am, Andre Esterhuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Manie Libbok, Cobus Reinach, Duane Vermeulen (capt), Pieter-Steph du Toit, Marco van Staden, Marvin Orie, Jean Kleyn, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Steven Kitshoff. Replacements: Joseph Dweba, Thomas du Toit, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Evan Roos, Deon Fourie, Grant Williams, Damian Willemse.
