The winger’s season has been hampered by fitness issues including a broken jaw in July as well as a thigh issue in November.
FILE: Cheslin Kolbe during the ANS – Autumn Nations Series Italy, rugby match between Italy and South Africa on 19 November 2022 at Luigi Ferrarsi Stadium in Genova, Italy.
Picture: Nderim Kaceli/NurPhoto/AFP
PARIS – South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe said on Saturday he would be out for up to a month with an ankle sprain suffered playing for his club Toulon.
Kolbe, 29, sustained the injury in last weekend’s French Top 14 win at Lyon.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup winner could miss up to four games.
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“I’m speaking to the doctor and the physio but usually it’s four weeks or a bit less,” Kolbe told his club’s RCT Play platform.
“I would prefer if it was a bit less. I hope to be back on the field as soon as possible to play with the team again,” he added.
Kolbe’s season has been hampered by fitness issues after sustaining a broken jaw in July as well as a thigh issue in November.
“It’s been difficult, there’s a lot of frustration, there’s been a lot of injuries. But my focus is the team, working with the
physio to get back on the field soon,” he added.
The Springboks start the defence of the Webb Ellis trophy on September 10 against Scotland and they also play world number one side Ireland, Romania and Tonga in the group.
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