JOHANNESBURG – Grieving Springboks Eben Etzebeth and Jaden Hendrikse will be available for South Africa when they tackle Argentina on July 29 in a Rugby Championship final-round match.
The fathers of stand-in captain and lock Etzebeth and scrum-half Hendrikse died recently, casting sadness over the 43-man squad of the reigning Rugby World Cup champions.
Etzebeth was in New Zealand when his father, Harry, died after a long battle with cancer, and the forward opted to remain and lead the team in a 35-2src loss to the All Blacks last weekend.
Hendrikse, who had been recovering from a shoulder injury, did not travel to Auckland after the death of his father Brian.
Etzebeth is certain to be part of the 33-man
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