Morné Steyn
Flyhalf Morné Steyn has been ruled out of the Springboks’ trip to Argentina next week, as his wife is due to give birth.
The Springboks will play the Pumas in a non-championship Test at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires on Saturday 15 August at 21:40 SA time.
The Test will also be the Springboks’ final run-out ahead of the Rugby World Cup starting on 18 September.
The fact that Steyn won’t be available means that he will not have played any Test rugby in 2015, giving coach Heyneke Meyer something of a headache.
Should Meyer’s 1st-choice pivot Handré Pollard succumb to injury, his back-ups in the position – presumably Pat Lambie and Morné Steyn – will have played little to no rugby at No 10 in some 12 months, certainly not an ideal situation.
Steyn confirmed on his Instagram account that the family were expecting a 2nd son to be born in the coming days.
Sport24