Habana out of Springbok tour
Bryan Habana was forced out of the Springbok tour of Britain and Ireland on Tuesday because of a hand injury.
Habana fractured a bone in his left hand during morning practice and will return to South Africa shortly. His place in Saturday’s team is taken by Lwazi Mvovo – who is promoted from the bench – while the experienced Adi Jacobs joins the replacements.
Habana suffered the injury during a defensive drill when he fell awkwardly on his hand after tackling Morne Steyn.
The injury reduces the tour squad to 27 players. An announcement on replacements will be issued in due course.
The revised Springbok team is:
South Africa v Scotland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, November 20 2010
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Name | Province |
Age |
Caps |
|
15 |
Zane Kirchner | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
26 |
12 |
|
14 |
Gio Aplon | Vodacom Western Province |
28 |
11 |
|
13 |
Frans Steyn | Racing Metro |
23 |
40 |
|
12 |
Jean de Villiers | Vodacom WP |
29 |
65 |
|
11 |
Lwazi Mvovo | The Sharks |
24 |
0 |
|
10 |
Morne Steyn | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
26 |
23 |
|
9 |
Francois Hougaard | The Vodacom Blue Bulls |
22 |
6 |
|
8 |
Ryan Kankowski | The Sharks |
25 |
16 |
|
7 |
Juan Smith | Vodacom Cheetahs |
29 |
67 |
|
6 |
Deon Stegmann | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
24 |
2 |
|
5 |
Victor Matfield (captain) | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
33 |
103 |
|
4 |
Bakkies Botha | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
31 |
70 |
|
3 |
Jannie du Plessis | The Sharks |
28 |
22 |
|
2 |
Bismarck du Plessis | The Sharks |
26 |
34 |
|
1 |
Tendai Mtawarira | The Sharks |
25 |
24 |
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REPLACEMENTS |
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|
16 |
Adriaan Strauss | Vodacom Cheetahs |
24 |
7 |
|
17 |
CJ van der Linde | Vodacom Cheetahs |
30 |
67 |
|
18 |
Flip van der Merwe | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
25 |
8 |
|
19 |
Willem Alberts | The Sharks |
26 |
1 |
|
20 |
Ruan Pienaar | Ulster, N Ireland |
26 |
45 |
|
21 |
Patrick Lambie | The Sharks |
20 |
2 |
|
22 |
Adi Jacobs | The Sharks |
30 |
30 |
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