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Springbok scrumhalf Reinach to miss Wales series
By Rugby365
Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach is reportedly set to miss the upcoming three-Test series against Wales.
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.
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).
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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Ben Smith please write up something better than this. The Springboks would have won the world cup if you were 15 men on the field. They would have found a way, they always find a way to beat the All Blacks.
Go to commentsGOTTA MAKE ‘THE GEORGE’ HAPPEN!!!! That’s a great idea! A trans Tasman midget battle on ANZAC Day. I don’t think the ABs Wallabies game should be a one off winner takes all though, just the first match with the other two later in the year with the RC. Reason being, no one will ever shut up about how aussies couldn’t win it when it was a 3 match series.
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