Wing injured in clash of heads during Sunday’s win over TongaSpringboks await quarter-final fate but France clash is looming
South Africa wing Makazole Mapimpi has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a fractured eye socket, the director of rugby Rassie Erasmus confirmed on Monday.
Mapimpi was injured in a clash of heads with Augustine Pulu in the Springboks’ 49-18 Pool B victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, which edged them closer to a quarter-final place. The incident was reviewed by the Television Match Official, but not sanctioned with a yellow card.
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