Rassie Erasmus has revealed that Ox Nche is a critical doubt for Saturday’s Take a look at match towards the Wallabies after selecting up an damage throughout a coaching session.

Loosehead prop Nche was named to start out for the Springboks within the Rugby Championship opener towards Australia, alongside fellow front-rowers Bongi Mbonambi and Frans Malherbe.

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Nonetheless, shortly after Jacques Nienaber introduced the matchday-23 throughout a press convention on Tuesday afternoon, Erasmus stated that the 27-year-old may miss the match after an damage prevented him from finishing a coaching session.

“Ox picked up an damage on his pectoral muscle,” stated Erasmus. “So there’s a little bit of doubt round him. We’ll discover out later this afternoon.

Ought to Nche be dominated out, it may imply that Thomas du Toit is promoted from the bench to the beginning lineup.

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Steven Kitshoff, initially among the many 14 Springboks scheduled to journey to New Zealand on Tuesday, may in that case be named on the bench to face the Wallabies.

“As we stated final week, we’re reserving flights for the Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening, relying on how the workforce prepares for Australia,” defined Erasmus.

“With Ox being a doubt, Kitsie will keep behind till we’ve obtained 100% clearance. If Ox is out together with his pec muscle, then Kitsie will come into the workforce.”

An additional announcement on the Bok workforce to face the Wallabies will probably be made on Wednesday.

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