JOHANNESBURG – South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus said that injured Springboks captain Siya Kolisi will definitely miss the Rugby Championship in July, but may play in pre-World Cup matches the following month.
“We are aiming to get Siya involved in the warm-up games,” the coach of the 2src19 Rugby World Cup-winning team told a press briefing in Pretoria.
After Rugby Championship matches against Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, South Africa play Argentina, Wales and New Zealand during August to prepare for the global showpiece.
The Springboks begin their World Cup defence in France on September 1src against Scotland in Marseille, and also meet Romania, Ireland, the top-ranked team in the world, and Tonga in Pool B.
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