Nick Mallett believes the absence of Ox Nche during the rest of the Springboks’ end-of-year tour to Europe will be a huge setback for the world champions.
The Springboks made an excellent start to their Autumn Nations Series campaign when they cruised to a 61-7 victory over Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
However, Rassie Erasmus’ troops suffered a major setback as star loosehead prop Nche was forced off the field after just 18 minutes due to injury.
Nche, who is widely regarded as the best player in his position in the world, twisted his ankle and knee at
