Eben Etzebeth has only just returned to action after picking up an injury niggle during the Springboks’ alignment camp earlier this year.
Before that, he was sidelined for nearly five months with a concussion issue, but it was finally hoped that he could begin to rebuild some fitness and form as the Springboks’ 2025 season looms on the horizon.
However, the big lock unfortunately had to leave the field on a golf cart in the 27th minute of the Sharks’ 29-10 win against the Ospreys at Kings Park on Friday night.
After the game Etzebeth could be seen on crutches, and he will now be sent for scans to reveal more about the injury.
CONCERN FOR EBEN ETZEBETH
After the game, coach John Plumtree said there was still hope that the injury wasn’t too serious.
“Hopefully, Eben’s not too bad,” Plumtree said at the post-match press conference. “I’m hoping it’s just a hematoma [a bad bruise] that might come right even before the [end of the] weekend. He’s a quick healer, Eben, but we’ll know more after he gets a scan.
“You could see he was just trying to push through it but it was too sore. I spoke to him at half time and he felt a bit better.”
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