Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi leaving the field after injury his face against Tonga on 1 October.
- SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus confirmed that wing Makazole Mapimpi will miss the rest of the World Cup after sustaining a facial injury against Tonga on Sunday.
- Mapimpi came off the field in the 28th minute after he collided with Tongan scrumhalf Augustine Pulu.
- Mapimpi suffered a fractured eye-socket and blowout fracture of the cheekbone, an injury that will leave him out of action for four to six weeks.
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SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus on Monday confirmed that Makazole Mapimpi’s Rugby World Cup is over after sustaining a facial injury.
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The wing collided with Tongan scrumhalf Augus
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