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Original Post Date: 2007-08-14 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
By Sports Staff and Dale Granger
Medical tests done on Pierre Spies in Cape Town last Friday, August 10, will only be made public on Tuesday, but sources have indicated that the big No8 will likely be ruled out of the World Cup.
Spies, who had been diagnosed with blood clots on the lungs by the Saru doctors, and instructed to rest for between six and eight months, had made a dramatic bid to be re-instated into the squad when a second opinion appeared to clear him.
However, the final results of tests subsequently conducted have still to be confirmed, though there are genuine concerns for Spies’ long-term safety.
| Blood clots found on the lungs |
Jake White will make his final appearance in South Africa as Springbok coach at Newlands on Wednesday, August 16, an occasion that will also mark the last time that the Springboks play at home before beginning their campaign in earnest.
But the question ahead of this warm-up against Namibia is: What calibre of opposition can our neighbours possibly produce to test the Springboks?
Namibia, although they qualified for the World Cup, have slumped to 25th in the IRB world rankings.
Recently Namibian rugby was rocked by a player strike and the administration of the sport in that country continues to be plagued by incompetence. In their last match two weeks ago, Namibia, captained by Kees Lensing, were beaten 32-20 by a SA Students XV.
White has said he would select his strongest possible line-up for Wednesday and the team will be wearing their new World Cup kit for the first time. But most of the Boks will also be playing their first game in almost two months, their last experience of Test match combat being against the All Blacks in Durban.
Expect South Africa to break records this week. Their biggest Test win was in 2005, the 134-3 massacre of Uruguay when Tonderai Chavhanga also scored the most number of tries, six, in a Springbok jersey.
This is the type of game where players might be queueing to improve their scoring ratios, lining up to bag a hat-trick of tries just to claim the magical trio, on an occasion that will also represent the first time that the Springboks play Namibia – a side that used to play Currie Cup and, in recent years, Vodacom Cup rugby.
It will also be the first of three World Cup warm-up games for the Boks, who fly overseas to play Irish whipping boys Connacht next Tuesday and Scotland four days later.