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Springboks hit by double injury blow in victory over All Blacks
By Rugby365
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will most likely miss the Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday.
The world champions produced a strong showing in the final quarter to edge Scott Robertson’s side 31-27 in their Rugby Championship Round Three clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.
However, the victory has come at a price.
The Bok captain attended the post-match press conference, but the right side of his face was severely swollen.
When Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was asked about the injury, he said he thought it might be a fracture and by the looks of it, it might be the cheekbone.
“To me, it looks like a fracture,” Erasmus said.
“The doctor will have to take a look, I am not a doctor, but he doesn’t normally look like that,” a smiling Erasmus said.
If the cheekbone is fractured, it will rule Kolisi out of next weekend’s clash at Cape Town Stadium.
He left the field after 60 minutes and was replaced by Kwagga Smit.
Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse was the other big casualty as he left the field due to a concussion.
Saturday’s win was the Boks’ third in a row in the Rugby Championship.
They now have an eight-point lead over the All Blacks in the standings.
Argentina lost to Australia in La Plata in Saturday’s other Round Three fixture.
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The difference between Fassi and Le Roux?
Almost 100 tests. Fassi is growing from test to test and is already world class. It’s going to be difficult for Damian Willemse to usurp Fassi at 15 and may find himself destined as the utility back on the bomb squad.
South Africans love hating on their fullback. A proud tradition since Percy Montgomery (before he won us a World Cup). So I don’t pay much mind to the noise that follows anyone who puts on the 15 jersey for SA.
15 is a high risk, low reward position. You don’t dare drop a high ball, certainly don’t shank a kick into the stands. In fact if you’re not kicking 60m torpedoes into the opposition corners - stay at home.
And miss tackles? After everyone else on the team has let a break through - best you not miss!
Only Andre Joubert strikes me as a fullback that has been better than Willie. Yet Willie has been widely panned on a regular basis. Irritating.
Fassi is great. And I’m sure he’s learning a lot from Willie.
Go to commentsNo, Penney's win rate as a Super Rugby coach BEFORE he was given a 2 year contract here, was 23%. He came in with a very poor success rate at SR level.
This loser vibe was borne out over the SR season where we won only 4 games while losing 10. Finishing 9th in a 12 team competition & missing a QF spot was next level DOWN.
There's zero evidence that suggests we will win 10 games (70%) as you predict. I understand there may be new assistant coaches coming on board. At this stage, we can only hope for the best.
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