Cheslin Kolbe has been ruled out of the match between the Springboks and Wales at the end of June, Springbok management have confirmed. His presence for the Test matches against Ireland has not yet been completely ruled out, but remains uncertain. For these shocks against the XV of Clover, the Armada of World Champions will already be greatly reduced!

On Thursday, in a press conference, Razi Erasmus confirmed the considerable list of injured players who will not be able to play the first match against the Irish in Pretoria on July 6. Of course, as we can read in the BBC columns, Damian Willemse, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Steven Kitschoff, Lud de Jager, Jean Klein and Canon Moody will not be there. Add in the uncertainty over Cheslin Kolbe and Sia Kolisi, who probably won't be ruled out or left out entirely, and that means a few people.

To summarize

The Springboks arrive with a very small group for this upcoming shocker in July against the XV of Clover! For the first Test on July 6, several players have already had to withdraw, while others are uncertain… The world champions are far from perfect.