SOUTH AFRICA HEAD coach Rassie Erasmus said the injury sustained by captain Siya Kolisi in a 17-10 Test victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires “does not look too bad”.
Erasmus was reacting to the two-time Rugby World Cup-winning skipper limping out of the one-off international after 25 minutes on Saturday in his first Test appearance of the season.
A hamstring injury sidelined flanker Kolisi for Nations Championship victories over England, Scotland and Wales during July.
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“Siya injured his hamstring, the other hamstring, but it does not look too bad,” said Erasmus before praising the 35-year-old loose forward.
“I thought Siya was really dynamic with his carries and clean-outs,” he said after a Test in which the Springboks had to withstand sustained late Pumas pressure.
Injury-prone Kolisi was philosophical about the blow, which comes just two weeks before South Africa face greatest rivals New Zealand in the first of four Tests.
“I hurt a hamstring again, unfortunately. I will go for a scan when I return home and see how things go,” he told reporters.
“It is tough, but I am not depressed. There is nothing I can do other than have it checked and see how long I am out for.”
Were Kolisi to miss the All Blacks Test, Paul de Villiers would be the likely replacement after outstanding performances in the Nations Championship.
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Siya Kolisi injury 'does not look too bad' ahead of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series opener
SOUTH AFRICA HEAD coach Rassie Erasmus said the injury sustained by captain Siya Kolisi in a 17-10 Test victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires “does not look too bad”.
Erasmus was reacting to the two-time Rugby World Cup-winning skipper limping out of the one-off international after 25 minutes on Saturday in his first Test appearance of the season.
A hamstring injury sidelined flanker Kolisi for Nations Championship victories over England, Scotland and Wales during July.
“Siya injured his hamstring, the other hamstring, but it does not look too bad,” said Erasmus before praising the 35-year-old loose forward.
“I thought Siya was really dynamic with his carries and clean-outs,” he said after a Test in which the Springboks had to withstand sustained late Pumas pressure.
Injury-prone Kolisi was philosophical about the blow, which comes just two weeks before South Africa face greatest rivals New Zealand in the first of four Tests.
“I hurt a hamstring again, unfortunately. I will go for a scan when I return home and see how things go,” he told reporters.
“It is tough, but I am not depressed. There is nothing I can do other than have it checked and see how long I am out for.”
Were Kolisi to miss the All Blacks Test, Paul de Villiers would be the likely replacement after outstanding performances in the Nations Championship.
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