Defending champions have injury concerns

South Africa are set to be without lock Victor Matfield and centre Jean de Villiers for their second World Cup Pool D match with Fiji on Saturday, the defending champions have said.

South Africa are set to be without lock Victor Matfield and centre Jean de Villiers for their second World Cup Pool D match with Fiji on Saturday, the defending champions have said.

Matfield and De Villiers will each be out for around 10 days after coming off with a hamstring and rib injury, respectively, during yesterday’s 17-16 opening defeat of Wales in Wellington.

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