INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
Warren Whiteley out of June Tests
Whiteley’s absence has been keenly felt by the Lions. They not only lost the match in which he got injured‚ but went on to lose five other matches
Warren Whiteley’s bid to regain the Springbok captaincy for the June internationals is over. It was hoped that Whiteley would regain fitness from a cruciate ligament injury and return to action for the Lions when they play the Stormers in a Super Rugby match at Newlands on Saturday. It has‚ however‚ been reliably learnt that he will not play this weekend‚ effectively ruling him out of selection for the Springbok squad to be announced this weekend. The Springboks play Wales in Washington DC next Saturday before taking on England on consecutive Saturdays in a three-Test series. An inflated squad of 45 is likely to be selected, of which 26 will travel to Washington. Whiteley was favourite to lead the Boks under coach Rassie Erasmus, but it is unclear when he will return to action. With Eben Etzebeth‚ who captained the team in Whiteley’s absence in 2017‚ also in Springbok rugby’s ever-expanding infirmary‚ the coach may turn to Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard to lead the side. Pollard appea...
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