The Blitzboks not only had their pride hurt by failing to win the Cape Town Sevens, but so were several players. Justin Geduld and Muller du Plessis might miss January’s Hamilton leg of the World Sevens Series through injuries sustained in Cape Town last weekend. The pair have been ruled out for a minimum of six weeks‚ which leaves them in a race against time to be fit for the New Zealand leg of the series in Hamilton‚ which takes place on January 26 and 27. Captain Philip Snyman and the abrasive Werner Kok were also nursing injuries that will leave them in discomfort over the holidays‚ but not necessarily in danger of missing Hamilton. A scan revealed a back injury to Du Plessis‚ ruling him out for six to eight weeks‚ while Geduld underwent an operation on Tuesday to remove cartilage in his knee. He will also not play for at least six weeks. The return to play for Springbok Sevens captain Snyman‚ has not been confirmed. “Philip has been reviewed by a specialist and the scans showed...
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