Lood de Jager adds more grunt to Springbok second row
After a season of disappointment triggered by an injury De Jager is now back in the Springbok camp
Lood de Jager is a happy man, after a season of disappointment, now that he is back in the Springbok camp. He sat on the sidelines for nearly six months following a pectoral muscle tear. De Jager‚ the 2015 SA Player of the Year‚ had a magnificent start to the season in Super Rugby for the Bulls. Under new coach John Mitchell‚ the 2.05m giant second rower seemed to have taken his game to another level. Besides performing his primary functions immaculately‚ De Jager’s ball carrying and loose play‚ which had always been good‚ was even better in terms of his handling and option taking. But the injury‚ sustained on May 12 against the Sharks at Loftus‚ put paid to a large chunk of his season. De Jager underwent surgery on May 18 and has been on an extensive rehabilitation programme ever since. As a result he has missed all 10 of the Boks’ Tests this season and has watched RG Snyman and Franco Mostert become established Test players. Last Sunday though‚ Bok coach Rassie Erasmus included De...
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