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Injury to Am forces Springboks into call-up
By Online Editors
Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has been forced to bring in extra injury cover for Lukhanyo Am, who is unlikely to be fit for the first two Tests of their November tour to Europe.
Am sustained a fractured arm in the win against the All Blacks in Wellington last month and indications are that he will not be ready for the Tests against England, on Saturday 3 November at Twickenham, and a week later against France in Paris on 10 November.
As a result, Lionel Mapoe, capped 14 times for South Africa, was added to the Springbok training squad currently preparing in Stellenbosch.
The 20-man squad, minus lock Franco Mostert, who appears to be in a curious tug-of-war between the Johannesburg-based Lions and English Premiership club Gloucester, have been fine-tuning preparations ahead of the trip north.
The final tour squad is named after the 2018 Currie Cup Final on Saturday evening, between DHL Western Province and the Cell C Sharks.
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Pretty much now the only old fart retained from last year isn't he? Still has some solid legs under him but probably lucky he signed before Hutchinson got a chance to impress in the NPC (which I was surprised he did after I thought he stalled a lot of the U20's flair in the JRWC this year).
Go to commentsNo way Beauden gets a 9.5. He gave up possession too easily by kicking the ball away. Either too long or just aimless. One of those kicks lead directly to the Italians only try. He also missed the last tackle too, so he couldn't even clean up his mistake.
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