{"id":13501,"date":"2012-08-15T02:43:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T00:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/rugby-south-africas-spies-ruled-out-by-finger-injury\/"},"modified":"2012-08-15T02:43:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T00:43:54","slug":"rugby-south-africas-spies-ruled-out-by-finger-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-south-africas-spies-ruled-out-by-finger-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-South Africa&#8217;s Spies ruled out by finger injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">CAPE TOWN<\/span> Aug 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Number eight Pierre Spies has<br \/>\nbeen ruled out of South Africa&#8217;s inaugural Rugby Championship<br \/>\nmatch against Argentina on Saturday because of a finger injury<br \/>\nthat requires surgery.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The experienced 27-year-old suffered the injury to his left<br \/>\nhand last month while playing Super Rugby for the Bulls. Initial<br \/>\nX-rays did not reveal the extent of the problem.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, on review and further investigation, including a<br \/>\nCT scan and assessment by a hand specialist in Cape Town, it was<br \/>\nfound that Pierre had a fracture in the joint,&#8221; Springbok team<br \/>\ndoctor Craig Roberts said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Surgical correction is needed in order to prevent permanent<br \/>\ndamage. The usual rehabilitation time for these kinds of<br \/>\ninjuries is eight to 12 weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer said Spies would not be<br \/>\nreplaced immediately. &#8220;We have faith in the players in the squad<br \/>\nand will consider the call-up of a possible replacement at a<br \/>\nlater stage,&#8221; said Meyer.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Losing Pierre is obviously a setback, because he is the<br \/>\nmost experienced member of our forward pack, but we will never<br \/>\ntake any risks with injured players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keegan Daniel, Marcell Coetzee, Willem Alberts, Jacques<br \/>\nPotgieter and Siya Kolisi are the remaining loose forwards in<br \/>\nthe Springbok squad.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rugby Championship replaces the southern-hemisphere<br \/>\nTri-Nations and includes Argentina. Australia play New Zealand<br \/>\nin Sydney on Saturday before South Africa take on Argentina in<br \/>\nCape Town later.<\/p>\n<p> (Editing by Tony Jimenez)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN Aug 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Number eight Pierre Spies has been ruled out of South Africa&#8217;s inaugural Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday because of a finger injury that requires surgery. The experienced 27-year-old suffered the injury to his left hand last month while playing Super Rugby for the Bulls. 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