South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says lock Eben Etzebeth will likely be out for 10 days at the Rugby World Cup with a shoulder injury.
But that doesn’t guarantee he will be able to play, Erasmus said, given he may miss some training in the week before the game.Etzebeth did not appear to be in too much discomfort and watched the rest of the Scotland game from the bench, and even joined in on a lap of honor after.
The South Africa-Ireland clash at Stade de France near Paris will be between the top two teams in the world. The winner will also likely avoid playingin the quarterfinals, although that would only mean a probable last-eight clash with three-time champion New Zealand instead. Erasmus also said he didn’t expect center Jesse Kriel to be cited or face any disciplinary action over a tackle that led to a head clash against the Scots, and which drew scrutiny for possibly being worthy of a red card.
Erasmus said he thought that Kriel first made contact with the ball being carried by Scotland No. 8 Jack Dempsey and “we’re very happy with how it was refereed.”Scotland coach Gregor Townsend saw the hit in the game’s opening minutes differently and said he had expected it to be examined by television match officials. Referee Angus Gardner of Australia and the TV officials took no action and allowed play to go on.
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