Major blow for Springboks

South Africa’s World Cup campaign suffered a major setback today when flanker Joe van Niekerk was ruled out of the tournament.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2003 - 13:02

South Africa’s World Cup campaign suffered a major setback today when flanker Joe van Niekerk was ruled out of the tournament.

Van Niekerk could be sidelined for six months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during yesterday’s 60-10 victory over Samoa in Brisbane that clinched a quarter-final place.

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