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Springbok scrumhalf Reinach to miss Wales series

Cobus Reinach has had an excellent 2019 for club and country and is unsurprisingly coveted by clubs with cash to spend. (Getty Images)

Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach is reportedly set to miss the upcoming three-Test series against Wales.

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The Montpellier star did not feature in his team’s Top 14 top of the table clash on Sunday against Bordeaux-Begles due to a shoulder injury.

Reinach sustained the injury during Montpelliers’ match against Harlequins in the European Challenge Cup two weeks ago.

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According to Rapport, the 32-year-old is set to undergo surgery on Wednesday, which will keep him sidelined for three to four months.

“Cobus will undergo an operation on his shoulder on Wednesday in South Africa,” said Montpellier boss Phillipe Saint-Andre. “His season is over.”

The injury is a big setback for the Springboks, who will also be without the services of wing Sibusiso Nkosi (ankle) and lock Rudolph Snyman (knee).

Springboks kick off their 2022 international season with three tests against Wales – in Pretoria (July 2), Bloemfontein (July 9) and Cape Town (July 16).

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Meanwhile, it seems like wing Cheslin Kolbe is expected to recover from his thump injury just in time for the Test series.

The 28-year-old World Cup winner sustained the injury in a European Challenge Cup match against Benetton two weeks ago.

Kolbe underwent a “successful” operation, and will be “kept out of action for several weeks”, the club revealed in a statement last week.

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Springboks' dominance of the world rankings comes under increased threat

good comment, but ranking points being doubled during the RWC won’t actually have the effect you’re implying.


You still only lose ranking points if you’re beaten by a team that you could conceivably beat, hence why Italy lose no points when beaten by South Africa. Wales entering the RWC in 2027 in a group full of teams better than them would mean that they would lose no points, or only a very small amount of points, by being beaten, but would have the potential to drastically improve their ranking with just a single upset win.


E.g. using today’s ranking points, lets imagine Wales drew Ireland, Fiji, and Romania in their pool, losing against the first two but beating Romania, then lost to France in the R16. The worst case scenario (losing to Fiji, Ireland, and France by more than 15 points, and beating Romania by less than 15) would only lose Wales 0.66 points. The alternate scenario (coming within 15 points of Fiji and beating Romania by more than 15) would lose Wales just 0.29 points. The dream scenario of Wales securing a narrow win over Fiji would improve Wales’ score by 3.37 points, although I cba factoring in how that would impact Wales’ draw in the knockouts. Feel free to check these calculations yourself at the website called “World Rugby Rankings Calculator”, which is easily found through google but which I don’t think I can link to directly on here.


Its worth remembering that England finished 3rd at the world cup and Ireland lost in the QFs, but because England had a much easier draw than Ireland they finished the tournament ranked 5th, and Ireland 2nd. Overall the rankings do a pretty great job of fairly reflecting how well teams have played.

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