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Boks hit as De Villiers out of RWC
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SOUTH Africa captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to a broken jaw as his tournament jinx returned to haunt him.
It is the second such injury suffered in the last two months by the 34-year-old center, who made a miraculous recovery to be ready for the RWC, only to fracture the right side of his jaw late in Saturday’s 46-6 win over Samoa at Villa Park.
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer called up Jan Serfontein as a replacement and he will join the squad in Newcastle today, the South African Rugby Union said.
“Jean is not only our captain and one of the most experienced players in the squad, but he is also the glue of this team and to lose him is very sad,” Meyer yesterday.
The break is on the opposite side of De Villiers’ jaw to the fracture sustained against Argentina in Durban in August.
De Villiers suffered the fracture with eight minutes left in a tackle with Samoa fullback Tim Nanai-Williams. He was replaced, only to return to the field again for the closing stages when fellow center Jesse Kriel was forced off with a cut.
Injury has blighted the Springbok center’s previous RWCs, with just handful of his 109 caps over the last 13 years coming at the showpiece tournament.
The Boks will appoint a new captain on Wednesday when they name their team for their third match, against Scotland.
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