{"id":3311,"date":"2011-07-25T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T07:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2011-07-25T09:36:01","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T07:36:01","slug":"bekker-out-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bekker-out-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Bekker out of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Springbok lock forward Andries Bekker will undergo ankle surgery on Tuesday and has consequently been ruled out of contention for the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old, 2.08m lock was one of a number of players who missed selection for the Springboks&#8217; first Castle Tri-Nations squad of the season because of injury. Following further evaluation it has been decided that Bekker requires surgery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have sought a number of expert opinions over the past two weeks and the decision was taken that Andries required surgery now to safeguard his long-term rugby career,&#8221; said Springbok team doctor, Dr Craig Roberts. &#8220;He ruptured an ankle tendon during the Vodacom Super Rugby season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bekker will undergo surgery in Cape Town on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile another lock forward, Johann Muller, returns to South Africa on Sunday, having been ruled out of the tour because of a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>Muller was named in the Springbok team to meet Australia in Sydney on Saturday, but, following further evaluation on Thursday, it was decided that the injury had not healed sufficiently.<\/p>\n<p>A replacement will be named in due course.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peherald.com\/news\/article\/1974\" target=\"_blank\">Depleted Bok squad to tackle Tri-Nations<\/a> (peherald.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Rossouw-spits-dummy-at-second-string-Springboks-truth\/tabid\/415\/articleID\/219646\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Rossouw spits dummy at second string Springboks truth<\/a> (3news.co.nz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=4238fe0b-4ed5-4821-a998-4d68520e4436\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springbok lock forward Andries Bekker will undergo ankle surgery on Tuesday and has consequently been ruled out of contention for the Rugby World Cup. The 27-year-old, 2.08m lock was one of a number of players who missed selection for the Springboks&#8217; first Castle Tri-Nations squad of the season because of injury. 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