Munster bosses sweat on de Villiers fitness

MUNSTER management today face an anxious wait for an update on the condition of their new star signing Jean de Villiers, after he limped out of South Africa’s 28-19 Tri-Nations win over New Zealand on Saturday.

The tough-tackling Stormers centre, who confirmed last week he is on his way to Munster, limped off with 11 minutes to go after injuring his left knee, and was replaced by Wynand Olivier.

Along with fly-half Ruan Pienaar, who was forced off shortly before half-time, de Villiers watched the remainder of the Bloemfontein clash from the sidelines.