Injury blows strike the Springboks yet again as powerhouse lock Bakkies Botha is ruled out of the rest of their Rugby World Cup campaign due to an Achilles tendon injury. Bakkies picked up the injury during a training session and is the second Springbok player in a week to head back to South African shores due to injury. Earlier this week, Zane Kirchner received a World Cup call up to replace injured Frans Steyn, who has since flown back to South Africa to undergo shoulder surgery. This is what SARU had to say: Bakkies Botha has been forced out of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup campaign because of an Achilles tendon injury. The announcement was made on Thursday after the 76-Test veteran suffered the injury during training 24 hours earlier. The lock… Read More