It ought to by no means be forgotten what an important function Deon Fourie performed for the Springboks on the 2023 World Cup, serving because the again up hooker to Bongi Mbonambi and making some essential contributions on the best way to the title.
Nevertheless, in April final yr he suffered a critical knee harm whereas enjoying for the Stormers, however fought his manner again – insisting he didn’t need to finish his profession on the sidelines.
One other blow for the Springbok ahead
Sadly, the veteran ahead is believed to have damaged his tibia throughout Saturday’s 34-29 URC recreation in opposition to Connacht at Cape City Stadium.
Contemplating he’ll flip 39 years outdated in September, there are comprehensible considerations that he may not be capable of make a comeback to the sphere this time.
“That’s a really critical harm, by the seems to be of issues,” Dobson mentioned post-match. “It seems to be like a damaged tibia. We haven’t scanned or x-rayed him but… however Keke (Morabe) was out for near a yr with that.
“You’d should do the maths and realise we’re in all probability at a crossroads (for his profession), which I hope isn’t the case. Typically with these issues, it will depend on the character of the break.”
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