How long will knee injury keep Springbok Mbonambi out of action?
John Plumtree, the coach of the Sharks, revealed that Springbok hooker, Bongi Mbonambi might face a six-month absence.
Bongi Mbonambi, a 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok, could be sidelined for six months due to a knee injury, Sharks coach John Plumtree said on Wednesday 15, November 2023.
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The injury forced the 32-year-old hooker to leave the field early in the World Cup final victory over New Zealand in Paris last month.
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BONGI MBONAMBI COULD BE OUT FOR SIX MONTH
“Bongi could be out for six months,” said New Zealander Plumtree after the Durban-based Sharks returned from a United Rugby Championship tour of Europe in which they lost all four games.
South Africa will next play in July 2024, hosting Ireland in a two-Test series. The Irish beat the Springboks in a World Cup pool match but lost to New Zealand in the quarter-finals.
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ENGLAND FORWARD MAKES A RACIAL SLUR
England forward Tom Curry accused Mbonambi of making a racial slur in the World Cup semi-finals, but World Rugby found insufficient evidence and closed the case.
Further bad news for Sharks is that another Springbok two-time World Cup winner, tighthead prop Vincent Koch, will be out of action for up to three months due to a knee injury.
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