It has been 18 months since Springbok World Cup winner Frans Malherbe last featured in a high-level rugby match. The burly prop has been battling chronic back, neck, and hip injuries that have threatened to force him into retirement.
The Stormers and Springbok have not rushed the 35-year-old back into action as his health and safety come first, and the Cape club had no option but to omit him from the latest squad named for the new season.
“He’s training a lot here, but he’s certainly not going to play for us in the foreseeable future, so we needed to
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