Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi receives consideration after struggling a knee harm within the Rugby Global Cup ultimate towards New Zealand on the Stade de France on 28 October 2023. (Picture via RvS.Media/Sylvie Failletaz/Getty Photographs)
- Springbok and Sharks hooker Bongi Mbonambi appears to be like set to be sidelined for a longer duration because of a knee harm.
- He suffered the harm early within the Rugby Global Cup ultimate towards New Zealand.
- Extra dangerous information for the Sharks is that Springbok prop, Vincent Koch, might be out of motion for as much as 3 months because of a knee harm.
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Bongi Mbonambi, a 2019 and 2023 Rugby Global Cup-winning Springbok, may well be sidelined for 6 months because of a knee harm, Sharks trainer John Plumtree mentioned on Wednesday.
The harm pressured the 32-year-old hooker to go away the sphere early within the Global Cup ultimate victory over New Zealand in Paris remaining month.
“Bongi may well be out for 6 months,” mentioned New Zealander Plumtree after the Durban-based Sharks returned from a United Rugby Championship excursion of Europe by which they misplaced all 4 video games.
South Africa subsequent play in July 2024, website hosting Eire in a two-Check collection. The Irish beat the Springboks in a Global Cup pool fit, however misplaced to New Zealand within the quarter-finals.
England ahead Tom Curry accused Mbonambi of constructing a racial slur within the Global Cup semi-finals, however Global Rugby discovered inadequate proof and closed the case.
Additional dangerous information for the Sharks is that any other Springbok two-time Global Cup winner, tighthead prop Vincent Koch, might be out of motion for as much as 3 months because of a knee harm.
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