Injury rules Siya Kolisi out of Springboks' Rugby Championship
Flank Siya Kolisi will be out of action for at least three months after sustaining an ankle injury while playing against the Chiefs at Newlands on Saturday, an insider confirmed. Kolisi went down in the fourth minute of the quarterfinal and was assisted off the field.The Stormers lost the match 60-21. The 25-year-old Kolisi started all three Tests against Ireland in June and he would have been the likely blindside flank starter for the Bok in the Rugby Championship. It hurts so bad: SiyaThe Springbok players are hurting following their shock defeat to Ireland on Saturday, so says flanker Siya Kolisi.Siya Kolisi gets first Springbok start after 13 caps from the bench Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has rewarded form rather than reputation when he named the team to face Ireland in the first of three Tests at Newlands on Saturday. On Saturday veteran looseforward Schalk Burger confirmed he is out of the running for a Bok berth for the time being‚ preferring to focus on his new challenge at Saracens.He stopped short of announcing his Test retirement though...
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