Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has not taken to tucking a rabbit's foot into his pocket - even if his past Rugby World Cup experiences would drive many to lucky charms. Despite his 107 caps, injury forced him out of all but a handful of World Cup games.Arriving in England for this year's tournament, he said: "I haven't had any time to get into good luck rituals at a World Cup because I've only slept two nights at past tournaments."I've had bad luck but what's in the past, is in the past. So be it, what will happen will happen."De Villiers missed out on the 2003 World Cup, some six months after he suffered a serious knee injury just five minutes into his debut against France.He is officially a 2007 winner although he tore his biceps during the opening game of the tournament and took no further part.At the last World Cup four years ago, he went off after just 25 minutes of the first game for the Boks against Wales in Wellington with a rib injury and made just a cameo later on as South Africa exited in the quarterfinals.De Villiers' inclusion in the squad for this year's tournament is something of a medical miracle.In November last year, he dislocated his kneecap and sustained significant ligament damage against Wales and was given little chance of playing again. But he made a remarkable recovery to be recalled by coach Heyneke Meyer for the recent southern hemisphere Rugby Championship.Then De Villiers broke his jaw last month against Argentina and is fighting to be fit for South Africa's first Pool B game against Japan in Brighton.The Boks have cleared up a backlog of injuries and say lock Eben Etzebeth remains their only concern a week before they start their campaign.Etzebeth has a calf injury but team doctor Craig Roberts told reporters yesterday that the lock was on track to play against Japan in Brighton on Saturday."He started running last week and we will monitor him this week. A decision on his availability will be made later in the week.Two months ago South Africa had an extensive list of key injured players and coach Heyneke Meyer has drawn criticism for selecting some who have not had much game time in recent months.But he is likely to have a full squad to select from for the Boks' first match in Pool B...