South Africa stars Faf de Klerk and Cheslin Kolbe ruled out of autumn Tests
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South Africa stars Faf de Klerk and Cheslin Kolbe ruled out of autumn Tests

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy World Cup winners Faf de Klerk and Cheslin Kolbe have both been ruled out of South Africa’s Autumn Nations Series Tests against Wales Scotland and England Neither player has made a 32-man squad announced by SA Rugby, with Sale Sharks scrum-half De Klerk sidelined by a hip injury and star wing Kolbe absent because of a knee problem. “It’s always unfortunate to lose players due to injury, but we have good depth in our squad and these are established players who have proven themselves at the highest level,” Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber told www.sarugby.za. And there are four selected players based with Gallagher Premiership clubs in Leicester back-row forwards Jasper Wiese and Marco van Staden, Saracens prop Vincent Koch and Sale lock Lood de Jager. We will need to get into the swing of things quickly South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber “We are two years out from the Rugby World Cup in France, and we have close to 20 Test matches before we start our defence of the title, so every match will count in terms of building confidence and consistency as a group.

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