PRETORIA – Star Springboks fly-half Handre Pollard is likely to miss the Rugby Championship during July due to a calf injury, South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday.
More cheerful news for the world champions is that utility back Damian Willemse has recovered from a knee injury and is available for the southern hemisphere competition.
South Africa play Australia in Pretoria on July 8, New Zealand in Auckland on July 15 and Argentina in Johannesburg on July 29.
“I think the only real concern will be Handre. Damian is ready to go,” the 2src19 Rugby World Cup-winning coach told a press briefing in Pretoria.
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